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PRONUNCIATION OF KANPUR

Kanpur  [kɑːnˈpʊə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF KANPUR

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Kanpur is a noun.
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WHAT DOES KANPUR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Kanpur

Kanpur

Kanpur (/ˈkɑːnpʊər/ pronunciation (help·info); Hindi: कानपुर; Urdu: کان پور‎; formerly Cawnpore) is the most populous city and the largest urban agglomeration in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is the second largest industrial city in of the Hindi belt in North India. It is the administrative headquarters of Kanpur Nagar district and Kanpur division and is known as Leather City as it contains some of the largest and finest tanneries in the world. Kanpur is one of North India's main commercial and industrial centres. Kanpur is situated on the bank of the Ganges River and has been an important place in the history of modern India. Kanpur was one of the main centers of industrial revolution in India. It was known as Manchester of the East. Towards the end of 19th century, Sir John Burney Allens established a group of companies such as Kanpur Textiles, Cawnpore Woollen Mills (Lal Imli), Flex Shoes Company, Elgin Mills and North Tannery under the banner of British India Corporation having headquarters at Kanpur. In the beginning of 20th century, Lala Kamlapat established a group of companies such as; J.K.

Definition of Kanpur in the English dictionary

The definition of Kanpur in the dictionary is an industrial city in NE India, in S Uttar Pradesh on the River Ganges: scene of the massacre by Nana Sahib of British soldiers and European families and his later defeat by British forces in 1857. Pop: 2 532 138 Former name: Cawnpore.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH KANPUR


Cawnpur
ˌkɔːnˈpʊə
Jabalpur
ˌdʒʌbəlˈpʊə
Jaipur
dʒaɪˈpʊə
Jamshedpur
ˌdʒʌmʃɛdˈpʊə
Jodhpur
ˌdʒɒdˈpʊə
Jubbulpore
ˌdʒʌbəlˈpʊə
Kolhapur
ˌkəʊlhɑːˈpʊə
Lyallpur
ˌlaɪəlˈpʊə
mampoer
məmˈpʊə
Manipur
ˌmʌnɪˈpʊə
Nagpur
næɡˈpʊə
Nippur
nɪˈpʊə
Nishapur
ˌniːʃɑːˈpʊə
nonpoor
ˌnɒnˈpʊə
Shahjahanpur
ˌʃɑːdʒəˌhɑːnˈpʊə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE KANPUR

Kangchenjunga
Kangha
KaNgwane
kanji
Kannada
Kannon
Kano
kans
Kans.
Kansan
Kansas
Kansas City
Kansu
Kant
kantar
kantele
kantha
Kantian
Kantianism

WORDS THAT END LIKE KANPUR

Bahawalpur
Bhagalpur
Bijapur
Chota Nagpur
cockspur
Durgapur
Gorakhpur
Harry Hotspur
hotspur
Kuala Lumpur
larkspur
longspur
Rampur
sandspur
Sholapur
spur
Udaipur
Yom Kippur

Synonyms and antonyms of Kanpur in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Kanpur» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF KANPUR

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The translations of Kanpur from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Kanpur» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

坎普尔
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Kanpur
570 millions of speakers

English

Kanpur
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कानपुर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كانبور
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Канпур
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Kanpur
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কানপুর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Kanpur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kanpur
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kanpur
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

カーンプル
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

칸 푸르
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kanpur
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Kanpur
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கான்பூர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कानपूर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kanpur
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Kanpur
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kanpur
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Канпур
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Kanpur
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Kanpur
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Kanpur
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Kanpur
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Kanpur
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Kanpur

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «KANPUR»

The term «Kanpur» is very widely used and occupies the 21.920 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of Kanpur
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «KANPUR» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Kanpur» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Kanpur» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Kanpur

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KANPUR»

Discover the use of Kanpur in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Kanpur and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Handbook of Universities
J.P.C.L. Mahavidyalaya, Jajmau, Kanpur Pt. Sahadev Prasad Trivedi Mahavidyalaya, Ramaipur, Kanpur Shyamji Ramji Degree College, Gauri Bhagwantpur, Kanpur Nagar, Kanpur Shahid Bhagat Singh Mahavidyalaya, Bithoor, Kanpur ...
‎2006
2
Criminal Justice India Series
The bar diagram reveals that the highest cases have been recorded in Lucknow ( 3,538) followed by Kanpur (2,539) and Agra (1,552). The highest incidence of murder have been recorded in Kanpur Nagar (208) followed by Lucknow (129) ...
‎2002
3
Employment and Structural Change in Indian Industries: A ...
1 Introduction Kanpur is one of the oldest industrial townships of North India. Besides textiles, it has two other major industries -engineering units and leather and tanneries. The town is also an important trading centre in the State of Uttar ...
‎1989
4
Rural-urban Fringe
listed Kanpur, Etawah, and Farrukhabad under the southwestern Uttar Pradesh, Plain. From the point of view of industrial development and urban growth, Nath ( 1966, pp. 29- 31) listed Kanpur and Lucknow in one region. Sharma and Norman  ...
C. S. Yadav, 1987
5
Water Pollution
KANPUR AND ITS STUDY SITES I. Geography of Kanpur Kanpur is situated in, upper gangetic plains, 26.28" N latitude and 80.24" E longitude, on the right bank of river Ganges. The area is slightly undulated and spread at about 120 m above  ...
A. K. Tripathi, S. N. Pandey, 1990
6
Lost Worlds: Indian Labour and Its Forgotten Histories
Silver Jubilee Souvenir, 1914-31, UP Chamber of Commerce (Kanpur n.d.). Statistical Abstracts for British India (Calcutta annual). Statistics of Large Industrial Establishments (Calcutta annual). UP Chamber of Commerce: Silver Jubilee ...
Chitra Joshi, 2005
7
Hindu Nationalism and the Language of Politics in Late ...
As a result, the Pesh Imam of the Sultanpur Jami Masjid, who had been compromised in a temple-mosque quarrel, was boycotted by Muslims.68 On 24 March a serious Hindu-Muslim riot broke out in Kanpur. Once again, there was evidence ...
William Gould, 2004
8
The Ganga, a Scientific Study
Physico-chemical Studies of the Ganga Water at Kanpur (Kannauj to Shuklaganj Sector) u. k. pandey TABLE 00.1 Data regarding Sa80pling Stations of the River Ganga. 22 The results reported in this chapter were obtained during a study of ...
‎1991
9
Environmental Pollution
Nalini Sankararamakrishnan, Awantika Dixit, Ajit Kumar Sharma and Rashnti Sanghi Facility for Ecological and Analytical Testing Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur Kanpur-208016UP. India ABSTRACT Kanpur, on the banlcs of Ganga is ...
Vijay P. Singh, Ram Narayan Yadava, 2003
10
Cooperative Banking in India: With Special Reference to ...
With Special Reference to South Arcot and Kanpur Central Cooperative Banks R. Thirunarayanan. Nevertheless even today the DCBs function as important links between the Apex Bank and the PACS at the base level. They provide direct ...
R. Thirunarayanan, 1996

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KANPUR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Kanpur is used in the context of the following news items.
1
20 metro stations to have parking facility - The Times of India
KANPUR: As many as 20 metro stations will have parking facility in Kanpur metro rail project. RITES, which is conducting survey and preparing ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
2
Five jawans held for assault on two trains | Kanpur NYOOOZ
KANPUR: Five jawans were on Friday arrested for allegedly manhandling and misbehaving with a train ticket examiner (TTE) and passengers ... «NYOOOZ, Jul 15»
3
The 'Hearth' Soul of Kanpur
Kanpur is that place for me. I was born and spent the first 18 years of my life there. Once I went to college I figured there was no turning back, ... «The New Indian Express, Jul 15»
4
Three IIT-Kanpur students get reprieve from senate
KANPUR: In an important meeting of IIT-Kanpur senate held on Tuesday afternoon, 'mercy appeal' of three underperforming students was ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
5
Kanpur youths held for harassing city girl students
LUCKNOW: Two youths from Kanpur, on a fun trip to the state capital were arrested by city police for harassing female students on Tuesday ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
6
Kanpur woman complains to cops about chain-snatching by monkey
Cops at the Nazirabad police station in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur town, about 90 km from here, found nothing unusual when a woman ... «Deccan Herald, Jul 15»
7
IIT Kanpur launches a special course on UAV
IIT Kanpur has launched a special course on Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV), also popularly/colloquially referred to as Drone Technology for ... «India Today, Jul 15»
8
Posters depicting PM Narendra Modi, Amit Shah defaced in Kanpur
LUCKNOW: Defaced pictures of prime minister Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit Shah were on display in Kanpur on Saturday as the ... «Economic Times, Jul 15»
9
UP: Clash between BJP and AAP supporters in Kanpur
Kanpur: A clash broke out on Saturday between Aam Aadmi Party and Bharatiya Janata Party supporters in Kanpur. AAP workers, who were ... «IBNLive, Jul 15»
10
Bangalore: IIT Kanpur graduate arrested for stalking junior
An IIT Kanpur graduate has been arrested by the Bengaluru police for allegedly stalking a young woman who was his junior at the institute. «The Indian Express, Jul 15»

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