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Delhi

/ˈdɛl.i/

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

delhi: a megacity and union territory of India, containing the national capital New Delhi
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Proper noun (1)

Delhi

  1. 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
  2. The Indian government.

Proper noun (2)

IPA/ˈdɛl.haɪ/

Delhi

  1. A census-designated place in Merced County, California.
  2. A town in Delaware County, New York.
  3. A village, the county seat of Delaware County, New York, located within the town of the same name.
  4. A community in Ontario.
  5. A town in Louisiana.
  6. A city in Iowa.
  7. A city in Minnesota.
  8. An unincorporated community in Illinois.
  9. An unincorporated community in Colorado.
  10. An unincorporated community in Georgia.
  11. An unincorporated community in Missouri.
  12. An unincorporated community in Texas.
  13. A ghost town in Wisconsin.
  14. A community in Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada.

Proper noun (3)

Delhi

  1. 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

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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

  1. Delgiudices
  2. delgocitinib
  3. DelGreco
  4. DelGrecos
  5. delhayelite
  6. Delhi
  7. Delhi belly
  8. Delhi boil
  9. Delhi boils
  10. Delhi Sultanate
  11. Delhian

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