Benares

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Benares

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Borrowed from Hindi बनारस (banāras).

proper noun

alternative, dated Alternative form of Varanasi: a city in Uttar Pradesh, India.

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"Benares." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/benares. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Benares. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/benares

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"Benares." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/benares.

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@misc{benares_2026,
  title = {Benares},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/benares},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}