Bengaluru

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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.

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  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌbɛŋ.ɡəˈlʊ.ɹuː/
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Bengaluru

  1. A megacity, the state capital of Karnataka, India.
    Synonym: Bangalore
    • 2024 September 8, Kamala Thiagarajan, “Women who are blind play a critical role in identifying possible breast cancers”, in NPR[1]:
      Introduced in India in 2017, the program is now part of major hospitals in key Indian cities: Bengaluru, Varanasi, Gurugram and Delhi.

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