Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

aurangabad

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.21 in modern English

Syllables
Aur-ang-a-bad
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A district of Maharashtra, India.

name

A district of Bihar, India.

name

A large city, the headquarters of Aurangabad district, Maharashtra, India.

Etymology

Ultimately from Persian اورنگآباد (Owrang-âbâd), named for اُوْرَنگزیب (Owrang-zib, “Aurangzeb”), the sixth Mughal emperor (r. 1658–1707).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: اورنگآباد

Synonyms

Khaḍkī Fatehnagar Khujista Bunyad Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar

Questions

What does aurangabad mean?
A district of Maharashtra, India.
Where does aurangabad come from?
It is traced to Persian.

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