Lahore

[ luh-hawr, -hohr ]

/ ləˈhɔr, -ˈhoʊr /

noun

a city in NE Pakistan: the capital of Punjab province.

Definition for lahore (2 of 2)

Punjab

[ puhn-jahb, puhn-jahb ]

/ pʌnˈdʒɑb, ˈpʌn dʒɑb /

noun

a former province in NW British India: now divided between India and Pakistan.

a state in NW India. 47,456 sq. mi. (122,911 sq. km). Capital: Chandigarh.

a province in NE Pakistan. 19,445 sq. mi. (50,362 sq. km). Capital: Lahore.

Example sentences from the Web for lahore

Early in 1999 Sharif invited then-Prime Minister Atal Vajpayee to Lahore to talk about reducing tensions.

Indian and Pakistani Leaders Seek to End Their Cold War, but Will the ‘Deep State’ Allow Peace? |Bruce Riedel |May 26, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
On the day after India and Pakistan go to war in 1971, his parents married in Lahore, “as fighter jets screeched overhead.”

“Now we wonder why this has all gone so wrong.” |Frederick Deknatel |November 26, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
For example, Sharif has promised to build a bullet train from Karachi to Lahore without explaining how he would pay for it.

Mamnoon Hussain: The New Man in Pakistan |Husain Haqqani |July 30, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Sharif, 63, was born into money as the scion of a very wealthy family in Lahore.

Nawaz Sharif, Pakistan’s Comeback Kid |Bruce Riedel |May 14, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

While not offering any concrete solutions, he told journalists in Lahore that his government would not tolerate drone attacks.

Pakistan Votes in Historic Election |Jahanzeb Aslam |May 11, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
In the autumn of 1906, September 22nd was the date on which I first noticed a redstart in Lahore.

Glimpses of Indian Birds |Douglas Dewar
From Agra to Lahore, a distance of 600 miles, the road is set on both sides with mulberry trees.

A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Vol. VIII. |Robert Kerr
Concentration upon Mooltan and the hurried march to Lahore had resulted in downright inextricable confusion.

The Coming Conquest of England |August Niemann
In the telegraph office a young signaler was sending a thrilling message to Umballa, Lahore and the north.

The Red Year |Louis Tracy
While our family was living in Lahore, one morning the servant came precipitantly into my room.

Autobiography of a YOGI |Paramhansa Yogananda

British Dictionary definitions for lahore (1 of 2)

Lahore

/ (ləˈhɔː) /

noun

a city in NE Pakistan: capital of the former province of West Pakistan (1955–70); University of the Punjab (1882). Pop: 6 373 000 (2005 est)

a variety of large domestic fancy pigeon having a black-and-white plumage

British Dictionary definitions for lahore (2 of 2)

Punjab

/ (pʌnˈdʒɑːb, ˈpʌndʒɑːb) /

noun

(formerly) a province in NW British India: divided between India and Pakistan in 1947

a state of NW India: reorganized in 1966 as a Punjabi-speaking state, a large part forming the new state of Haryana; mainly agricultural. Capital: Chandigarh. Pop: 24 289 296 (2001). Area: 50 255 sq km (19 403 sq miles)

a province of W Pakistan: created in 1947. Capital: Lahore. Pop: 82 710 000 (2003 est). Area: 205 344 sq km (127 595 sq miles)

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