Delhi
/ˈdɛl.i/
Delhi proper noun: a megacity and union territory of India, containing the national capital New Delhi.

Proper noun (1)
Delhi
- A megacity and union territory of India, containing the national capital New Delhi.
- The £4bn expressways form a diamond linking Delhi with the country's three other largest cities, Mumbai, Chennai and Calcutta, marking the beginning of more than £35bn of road projects.2007 December 5, Randeep Ramesh, “Speed limits rise as India falls in love with the car”, in The Guardian
- Synonyms:
- National Capital Territory
- The Indian government.
Proper noun (2)
IPA/ˈdɛl.haɪ/
Delhi
- A census-designated place in Merced County, California.
- A town in Delaware County, New York.
- A village, the county seat of Delaware County, New York, located within the town of the same name.
- A community in Ontario.
- A town in Louisiana.
- A city in Iowa.
- A city in Minnesota.
- An unincorporated community in Illinois.
- An unincorporated community in Colorado.
- An unincorporated community in Georgia.
- An unincorporated community in Missouri.
- An unincorporated community in Texas.
- A ghost town in Wisconsin.
- A community in Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada.
Proper noun (3)
Delhi
- Synonym of Delingha.
- Another two counties, Wulan and Tianjun, as well as the two cities of Golmud and Delhi also suffered the floods. More than 1,000 heads of sheep were washed away.2008 July 28, “Floods leave two miners missing, two others trapped in northwest China”, in ReliefWeb, archived from the original on 11 Jul 2021
- Synonyms:
- Delingha
Delhi meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
Delhi in Hindi
- city in India
- दिल्ली dillī, देहली dehlī
Delhi in Tamil
- city in India
- தில்லி tilli, டெல்லி ṭelli
Delhi in Marathi
- city in India
- दिल्ली dillī
Delhi in Urdu
- city in India
- دِہْلی dihlī, دِلّی dillī
More languagesFewer languages
- Delhi in Bengali
- দিল্লি dilli
- Delhi in Telugu
- ఢిల్లీ ḍhillī
- Delhi in Malayalam
- ദില്ലി dilli
- Delhi in Kannada
- ದೆಹಲಿ dehali, ದಿಲ್ಲಿ dilli
- Delhi in Punjabi
- ਦਿੱਲੀ dillī, دِلِّی dilliī
- Delhi in Odia
- ଦିଲ୍ଲୀ dilli
- Delhi in Sanskrit
- देहली dehalī, इन्द्रप्रस्थ indraprastha
- Delhi in Sinhala
- දිල්ලිය dilliya
- Delhi in Assamese
- দিল্লী dilli
- Delhi in Nepali
- दिल्ली dillī
- Delhi in Pashto
- ډیلي, دهلي
- Delhi in Arabic
- دِهْلِي dihlī, دِلْهِي dilhī
- Delhi in Malay
- Delhi
- Delhi in Indonesian
- Delhi
- Delhi in Persian
- دِهْلی dehli
- Delhi in Thai
- เดลี dee-lii, ดิลลี
- Delhi in Vietnamese
- Đê-li
- Delhi in Myanmar
- ဒေလီမြို့ delimrui.
- Dhivehi
- ދިއްލީ dillī
- Kashmiri
- دِل dil
Synonyms of Delhi
Origin of Delhi
Corrupted from Hindustani دہلی (dihlī, dêhli) / देहली (dehlī), from Classical Persian دهلی (dihlī), of uncertain origin. See Delhi § Toponym at Wikipedia and Hindi दिल्ली (dillī) for more.
From Mongolian Дэлхий (Delxii) / ᠳᠡᠯᠡᠬᠡᠢ (delekei).
Words formed from Delhi
Phrases with Delhi
Words that rhyme with Delhi
15 more rhymesFewer rhymes
Questions about Delhi
- What does Delhi mean?
- Delhi means a megacity and union territory of India, containing the national capital New Delhi.
- What is Delhi in Hindi?
- Delhi in Hindi is दिल्ली (dillī), देहली (dehlī). See Delhi meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Delhi?
- Delhi is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Delhi?
- Delhi is pronounced /ˈdɛl.i/.
Words near Delhi in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Delhi (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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