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Haridwar

Haridwar proper noun: a city and municipality of Haridwar district, Uttarakhand, India.

Proper noun

Haridwar

  1. A city and municipality of Haridwar district, Uttarakhand, India.
    • Sadhana and Sanjeev Prasad, who live in Haridwar, a city in northern Uttarakhand state, filed a petition this month seeking 50 million Indian rupees (about $643,000) in damages from their son, 35, and his wife, 31.2022 May 17, Esha Mitra and Jessie Yeung, “Indian couple sue only son for not giving them grandchildren”, in CNN
  2. A district of Uttarakhand, India.

Haridwar meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Bengali and Odia

Haridwar in Hindi

city in India
हरिद्वार haridvār

Haridwar in Urdu

city in India
ہری دوار harī duvār

Haridwar in Bengali

city in India
হরিদ্বার horiddar

Haridwar in Odia

city in India
ହରିଦ୍ବାର haridbāra

Forms of Haridwar

alternative form (archaic)Hardwar

Origin of Haridwar

Transliteration of Hindi हरिद्वार (haridvār), in turn borrowed from Sanskrit हरिद्वार (haridvāra), from हरि (hari, “Hari”) + द्वार (dvāra, “gateway, door”)

Questions about Haridwar

What does Haridwar mean?
Haridwar means a city and municipality of Haridwar district, Uttarakhand, India.
What is Haridwar in Hindi?
Haridwar in Hindi is हरिद्वार (haridvār). See Haridwar meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Haridwar?
Haridwar is a proper noun.

Words near Haridwar in the dictionary

  1. haricot beans
  2. haricot vert bean
  3. haricot vert beans
  4. haricots
  5. haridashi
  6. Haridwar
  7. harier
  8. hariers
  9. Harig
  10. harigalds
  11. harigals

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