Jaipur

[ jahy-poor ]

/ ˈdʒaɪ pʊər /

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noun

a former state in NW India, now part of Rajasthan.

a city in and the capital of Rajasthan, in NW India: known as the “pink city” because of its buildings of that color.

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Words nearby Jaipur

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How to use Jaipur in a sentence

Aditya Rajwal, an appliance salesman in Jaipur, said sales of air conditioners at his store have jumped from about 100 every quarter a few years ago to more than 500 now.
India says it will reach net-zero emissions by 2070. Can renewables meet the growing demand of more than 1 billion people?|Gerry Shih, Brady Dennis|November 4, 2021|Washington Post
The daughter of a dairy worker, Chaudhary in 2011 bought a parcel of land outside Jaipur for about $1,300 with her husband, a physical education teacher.
India says it will reach net-zero emissions by 2070. Can renewables meet the growing demand of more than 1 billion people?|Gerry Shih, Brady Dennis|November 4, 2021|Washington Post
One is the Jangid family of Jaipur, India, who come from a long line of traditional wood carvers.
His collection of miniatures from around the world fills 16 rooms. And he’s not done yet.|Eddie Dean|October 18, 2021|Washington Post
While there seems something dutiful about the lament (as about the whole faux-controversy), Jaipur is indeed a strange beast.
Jaipur Literary Festival Draws Controversy|Nisid Hajari|January 23, 2011|DAILY BEAST

Welcome to Jaipur for the coolest and most inspired literary festival in the world.
A Passage to Literature!|William Dalrymple|January 19, 2011|DAILY BEAST
The Jaipur Literature Festival ( jaipurliteraturefestival.org) runs from Jan. 21 to Jan. 25 in Diggi Palace.
A Passage to Literature!|William Dalrymple|January 19, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Yet, in the end, I think Jaipur works because we are a lot of fun.
A Passage to Literature!|William Dalrymple|January 19, 2011|DAILY BEAST
One of the things people like best about Jaipur is that we are completely egalitarian.
A Passage to Literature!|William Dalrymple|January 19, 2011|DAILY BEAST
He shrugged, reached into the desk for a box of Jaipur brass enamel and took from it a medal attached to a ribbon.
The Adventures of Kathlyn|Harold MacGrath
The cedar sliding doors were fitted with hasps of translucent Jaipur enamel and ran in grooves shod with silver.
Soldier Stories|Rudyard Kipling
Compared with this enormous output, only a few small pieces of jewelry have come from Jaipur and other towns in India.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3|Various
In the country identified with Jaipur, on the other hand, the inhabitants were devoted to heresy and war.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 4|Various
In Jaipur, however, Major Powlett says, their position is higher.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV|R.V. Russell

British Dictionary definitions for Jaipur

Jaipur

/ (dʒaɪˈpʊə) /

noun

a city of great beauty in N India, capital of Rajasthan state: University of Rajasthan (1947). Pop: 2 324 319 (2001)

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