Jaipur

[ jahy-poo r ]

/ ˈdʒaɪ pʊər /

noun

a former state in NW India, now part of Rajasthan.

a city in and the capital of Rajasthan, in NW India: known as the “pink city” because of its buildings of that color.

Definition for jaipur (2 of 2)

Rajasthan

[ rah-juh-stahn ]

/ ˈrɑ dʒəˌstɑn /

noun

a state in NW India; formerly Rajputana and a group of small states. 132,078 sq. mi. (342,056 sq. km). Capital: Jaipur.

Example sentences from the Web for jaipur

While there seems something dutiful about the lament (as about the whole faux-controversy), Jaipur is indeed a strange beast.

Jaipur Literary Festival Draws Controversy |Nisid Hajari |January 23, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
Welcome to Jaipur for the coolest and most inspired literary festival in the world.

A Passage to Literature! |William Dalrymple |January 19, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
Yet, in the end, I think Jaipur works because we are a lot of fun.

A Passage to Literature! |William Dalrymple |January 19, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
The Jaipur Literature Festival ( jaipurliteraturefestival.org) runs from Jan. 21 to Jan. 25 in Diggi Palace.

A Passage to Literature! |William Dalrymple |January 19, 2011 |DAILY BEAST

One of the things people like best about Jaipur is that we are completely egalitarian.

A Passage to Literature! |William Dalrymple |January 19, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
The Jaipur house furnished to the Moguls some of their most distinguished generals.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 2 |Various
For, on leaving the tea-table, they had passed from the dream of 'almost England' into the dusty actuality of Jaipur.

Far to Seek |Maud Diver
Samarcand is the "blue" town, just as Jaipur in India is the "pink" town.

From Pole to Pole |Sven Anders Hedin
Impossible to communicate—even had he willed—those inner, vital experiences at Chitor and Jaipur.

Far to Seek |Maud Diver
Of the other states it may briefly be stated that the rulers of Jaipur had paid homage to the Mughal in the time of Bbar.

Rulers of India: Akbar |George Bruce Malleson

British Dictionary definitions for jaipur (1 of 2)

Jaipur

/ (dʒaɪˈpʊə) /

noun

a city of great beauty in N India, capital of Rajasthan state: University of Rajasthan (1947). Pop: 2 324 319 (2001)

British Dictionary definitions for jaipur (2 of 2)

Rajasthan

/ (ˌrɑːdʒəˈstɑːn) /

noun

a state of NW India, bordering on Pakistan: formed in 1958; contains the Thar Desert in the west; now the largest state in India. Capital: Jaipur. Pop: 56 473 122 (2001). Area: 342 239 sq km (132 111 sq miles)

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