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Nalanda

Nalanda proper noun: a large Buddhist monastery in the ancient kingdom of Magadha (modern-day Bihar) in India.

Proper noun

Nalanda

  1. A large Buddhist monastery in the ancient kingdom of Magadha (modern-day Bihar) in India.
  2. A district of Bihar, India.

Questions about Nalanda

What does Nalanda mean?
Nalanda means a large Buddhist monastery in the ancient kingdom of Magadha (modern-day Bihar) in India.
What part of speech is Nalanda?
Nalanda is a proper noun.

Words near Nalanda in the dictionary

  1. nal-nal
  2. nal-nals
  3. nala
  4. Nala Sopara
  5. Nalaikh
  6. Nalanda
  7. Nalangil
  8. Nalani
  9. nalas
  10. nalayak
  11. nalayaks

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