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Vinony

Bengaluru

proper noun

  1. city in Karnataka, India
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˌbɛŋ.ɡəˈlʊ.ɹuː/

name

Etymology: From Kannada ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು (beṅgaḷūru). The source of the name Bengaluru is usually attributed to [script needed] (benda-kāl-ūru, “town of boiled beans”) from Kannada folklore.

  1. A megacity, the state capital of Karnataka, India.

    “Introduced in India in 2017, the program is now part of major hospitals in key Indian cities: Bengaluru, Varanasi, Gurugram and Delhi.”