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Jammu

  • /ˈd͡ʒʌm.uː/ UK
  • /ˈd͡ʒʌm.u/ Canada, US
  • /ˈd͡ʒɐm.ʉː/ Australia, New Zealand
  • /ˈd͡ʒʌm.ʉ/ Scotland
  • /ˈd͡ʒəm.uː/ India

Rhymes with -ʌmuː

Where it comes from

From Hindustani جَمُّوں (jammū̃) / जम्मू (jammū), ultimately from Sanskrit जम्बू (jambū). Traditionally considered to be named after Raja Jambulochan.

proper noun

  1. A division of the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, India, consisting of the southern portion.
  2. A district of Jammu division, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
  3. A major city in Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir, India; located on the banks of Tawi river, and which serves as the winter capital of Jammu and Kashmir.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: srinagar, kashmir, jamo, conflict, gamo, sialkot, jammu division, jammu district, ladakh division, poonch, kathua district, doda district, ladakh, baramulla, rajouri district, aksai chin

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name the division in India

हिन्दीजम्मू jammū̃
FrançaisJammu
РусскийДжа́мму Džámmu
العربيةجمون jamūn

name the district of Jammu

हिन्दीजम्मू jammū
FrançaisJammu
DeutschJammu
РусскийДжа́мму Džámmu
العربيةجمون jamūn

name the city of Jammu

EspañolJammu
한국어잠무 Jammu
日本語ジャンムー Janmū
हिन्दीजम्मू jammū
FrançaisJammu
DeutschJammu
РусскийДжа́мму Džámmu
العربيةجمون jamūn

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@misc{jammu_2026,
  title = {Jammu},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/jammu},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}