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Agra

UK/əˈɡɹɑː/ US/ˈæɡrʌ/ uncommon

noun

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a city in northern India; former capital of the Mogul empire; site of the Taj Mahal

Origin

Borrowed from Hindustani आगरा (āgrā) / آگرا (āgrā), ultimately from Sanskrit अग्रेवण (agrevaṇa, “forest border”), from अग्र (agra, “border, in front of”) + वन (vana, “forest”).

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