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Definition of Bangalore

1. Noun. An industrial city in south central India (west of Chennai).

Definition of Bangalore

1. Proper noun. The state capital of Karnataka (India). ¹

2. Verb. (business) To outsource (an employee, position, or function) to India, especially to Bangalore. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bangalore

Literary usage of Bangalore

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Imperial Gazetteer of India by Sir William Wilson Hunter (1885)
"Bangalore DISTRICT. Sivaji finally withdrew to his native hills near Puna (Poona), leaving his brother in undisputed possession of the southern dominions of ..."

2. The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and Literature for by Edmund Burke (1799)
"Siege and Capture of Bangalore. 7ne Army marches to t/¡e North. ... and the forts north- e.ijt of Bangalore. Conduit of Tippoo. ..."

3. The English Illustrated Magazine (1900)
"To bangalore City it was that the notorious Haider All' hail been wont to retire when engaged in treacherous schemes to usurp the ..."

4. Picturesque India: A Handbook for European Travellers by William Sproston Caine (1891)
"A glance at the map will show that Bangalore is the centre of this group of lines. ... Mysore city is the capital, but Bangalore is the administrative ..."

5. Mysore: A Gazetteer Compiled for Government by Benjamin Lewis Rice (1897)
"Bangalore ... 0-07 0-27 0-83 1-14 4-67 3-39 4-51 6-49 6-00 7-40 271 0-42 . ... Bangalore City includes the Fort on the south, and extends to be Maharaja's ..."

6. Annals of the Wars of the Eighteenth Century: Compiled from the Most by Edward Cust (1862)
"This latter was the shortest and most direct, but two mountain ranges tiad to be passed through, and Bangalore, a place second in regard to strength only to ..."

7. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1869)
"Bangalore, June 17,1868. MY DEAR SIR,—As it is now three weeks since I have been able to make any use of the Royal Society's telescope &c., ..."

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