Gorakhpur

[ gawr-uh k-poo r, gohr- ]

/ ˈgɔr əkˌpʊər, ˈgoʊr- /

a city in SE Uttar Pradesh, in N India.

Example sentences from the Web for gorakhpur

His words were the same as those he had used two days before in the Gorakhpur field.

Autobiography of a YOGI |Paramhansa Yogananda
My elder sister Uma and I were seated in the early morning under a neem tree in our Gorakhpur compound.

Autobiography of a YOGI |Paramhansa Yogananda
In Gorakhpur this spring rite takes the form of hunting and crucifying a monkey on the village boundary.

The Popular Religion and Folk-Lore of Northern India, Vol. II (of 2) |W. Crooke
A potent spell to bring rain was reported as actually practised during the Gorakhpur famine of 1873-4.

The Science of Fairy Tales |Edwin Sidney Hartland

A railway from Gorakhpur to Gonda runs through the district, and the river Gogra is navigable.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 4 |Various

Gorakhpur

/ (ˈɡɔːrəkˌpʊə) /

a city in N India, in SE Uttar Pradesh: formerly an important Muslim garrison. Pop: 624 570 (2001)