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Lucknow

/ˈlʌknaʊ/

Lucknow proper noun: a city, district, and division, the state capital of Uttar Pradesh, India.

lucknow: a city, district, and division, the state capital of Uttar Pradesh, India
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Proper noun

Lucknow

  1. A city, district, and division, the state capital of Uttar Pradesh, India.
    • ‘Lucknow is not a village. It is a city with a thousand years of civilization. It was the capital of the Awadh kingdom.ʼ2023, Santanu Bhattacharya, One Small Voice, Fig Tree, page 11
  2. A hamlet in Angus council area, Scotland, east of Monifieth (OS grid ref NO5133).
  3. A community in Huron-Kinloss township, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada.
  4. An unincorporated community in Susquehanna Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States.
  5. A locality in the City of Orange, New South Wales, Australia.
  6. A locality in the Shire of East Gippsland, eastern Victoria, Australia.

Lucknow meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali

Lucknow in Hindi

capital of Uttar Pradesh, India
लखनऊ lakhnaū

Lucknow in Marathi

capital of Uttar Pradesh, India
लखनौ lakhnau

Lucknow in Urdu

capital of Uttar Pradesh, India
لَکْھنَؤُ lakhnaū

Lucknow in Bengali

capital of Uttar Pradesh, India
লখনউ lokhnou, লখনৌ lokhnōu, লক্ষ্ণৌ lokhnōu
More languagesFewer languages
Lucknow in Telugu
లక్నో laknō
Lucknow in Sanskrit
लक्ष्मणपुर lakṣmaṇapura
Lucknow in Arabic
لَكْهنَؤُ lakhnaʔū, لَكْنَؤُ laknaʔū

Origin of Lucknow

Borrowed from Hindustani लखनऊ (lakhnaū) / لَکْھنَؤُ (lakhnaū); perhaps either derived from Sanskrit लक्ष्मणपुर (lakṣmaṇapura, “city of Lakshmana”), or perhaps from लक्ष्मणवती (lakṣmaṇavatī, “fortunate”).

Phrases with Lucknow

Questions about Lucknow

What does Lucknow mean?
Lucknow means a city, district, and division, the state capital of Uttar Pradesh, India.
What is Lucknow in Hindi?
Lucknow in Hindi is लखनऊ (lakhnaū). See Lucknow meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Lucknow?
Lucknow is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Lucknow?
Lucknow is pronounced /ˈlʌknaʊ/.

Words near Lucknow in the dictionary

  1. lucklessness
  2. luckling
  3. lucklings
  4. Luckman
  5. Lucknawi
  6. Lucknow
  7. Lucknow Division
  8. Lucknowi
  9. Luckow
  10. Luckows
  11. luckpennies

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