Pune

[ poo-nuh ]

/ ˈpu nə /

a city in W Maharashtra, W India, SE of Mumbai.

Formerly Poo·na (but sometimes still used).

Example sentences from the Web for poona

He established the Deccan College at Poona, as well as a college for instructing natives in civil engineering.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 |Various
Mahadaji Sindia appeared at Poona with a large army to act against the banished Peishwa.

India Under British Rule |James Talboys Wheeler
Scindia accepted the money, but still remained in the neighbourhood of Poona.

At the Point of the Bayonet |G. A. Henty
But there is still a hereditary incarnation of Ganeśa near Poona, which began in the seventeenth century.

Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 (of 3) |Charles Eliot

In the first place, sir, are you aware of the state of things in Poona?

At the Point of the Bayonet |G. A. Henty

Poona

/ (ˈpuːnə) /

a city in W India, in W Maharashtra: under British rule served as the seasonal capital of the Bombay Presidency. Pop: 2 540 069 (2001)

Pune

/ (ˈpuːnə) /

another name for Poona