Varanasi

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Varanasi

/vəˈɹænəsi/

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Borrowed from Sanskrit वाराणसी (vārāṇasī).

proper noun

A large city, district, and division of Uttar Pradesh, India. On either side of the roof, Varanasi stretched out in an arc, its sandstone walls catching the light until they shone a rich sepia gold.
Similar: Banaras, Benares, Kashi

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name city in India

Español	Benarés, Varanasi
한국어	바라나시 Baranasi
日本語	ワーラーナシー Wārānashī
中文	瓦拉納西 /瓦拉纳西 Wǎlānàxī
हिन्दी	वाराणसी vārāṇsī, बनारस banāras, काशी kāśī
Português	Varanasi
Français	Bénarès
Русский	Варана́си Varanási, Банарас, Бенарес Benares

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@misc{varanasi_2026,
  title = {Varanasi},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/varanasi},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}