Delhi
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Delhi¹
- /ˈdɛl.i/
Sounds like deli, Dally (celery-salary merger), daily (fell-fail merger) · Rhymes with -ɛli
Where it comes from
Corrupted from Hindustani دہلی (dihlī, dêhli) / देहली (dehlī), from Classical Persian دهلی (dihlī), of uncertain origin. See Delhi § Toponym at Wikipedia and Hindi दिल्ली (dillī) for more.
proper noun
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A megacity and union territory of India, containing the national capital New Delhi.
The £4bn expressways form a diamond linking Delhi with the country's three other largest cities, Mumbai, Chennai and Calcutta, marking the beginning of more than £35bn of road projects.
Similar: National Capital Territory
- The Indian government.
Delhi²
- /ˈdɛl.haɪ/
Rhymes with -aɪ
proper noun
- A census-designated place in Merced County, California.
- A town in Delaware County, New York.
- A village, the county seat of Delaware County, New York, located within the town of the same name.
- A community in Ontario.
- A town in Louisiana.
- A city in Iowa.
- A city in Minnesota.
- An unincorporated community in Illinois.
- An unincorporated community in Colorado.
- An unincorporated community in Georgia.
- An unincorporated community in Missouri.
- An unincorporated community in Texas.
- A ghost town in Wisconsin.
- A community in Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada.
Delhi³
Where it comes from
From Mongolian Дэлхий (Delxii) / ᠳᠡᠯᠡᠬᠡᠢ (delekei).
proper noun
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Synonym of Delingha.
Another two counties, Wulan and Tianjun, as well as the two cities of Golmud and Delhi also suffered the floods. More than 1,000 heads of sheep were washed away.
Similar: Delingha
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: old delhi, jaipur, howrah, india, asia, indian, tak, agra, deli, delic, driss, lui, dehli, dilli, ncr, nct
Translations
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name city in India
| Español | Delhi |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 델리 Delli |
| 日本語 | デリー Derī |
| 中文 | 德里 Délǐ |
| हिन्दी | दिल्ली dillī, देहली dehlī |
| Português | Déli, Deli, Delhi |
| Français | Delhi |
| Deutsch | Delhi |
| Italiano | Delhi |
| Ελληνικά | Δελχί Delchí |
| Română | Delhi |
| Русский | Де́ли Dɛ́li |
| Tiếng Việt | Đê-li |
| العربية | دِهْلِي dihlī, دِلْهِي dilhī |
| עברית | דֵלְהִי delhi |
name county-level city
| 中文 | 德令哈 Délìnghā |
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Talk about this word "Delhi." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/delhi. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Delhi. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/delhi "Delhi." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/delhi.Cite this
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title = {Delhi},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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