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Definition of Lahore

1. Noun. City in northeast Pakistan.

Definition of Lahore

1. Proper noun. The second largest city of Pakistan and the capital of Punjab province of Pakistan located near Indian border on Ravi river. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lahore

Literary usage of Lahore

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

1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"His chief work at Lahore is the tomb of his mother (1627), ... Wazir Khan's chief works at Lahore are his own baradari or summer house (1631), the aurai and ..."

2. Chambers's Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge (1901)
"Lahore covers 640 acres of ground, and is surrounded by a brick wall 16 feet ... The origin of Lahore is uncertain, but is certainly not later than the 7th ..."

3. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"Some fragments of it still remained when Lahore was visited by the French traveller Thévenot in ... It continued to include Lahore till 1880, when the Pun- ..."

4. The Victrola Book of the Opera: Stories of the Operas with Illustrations by Samuel Holland Rous, Victor Talking Machine Company (1921)
"First produced Grand Opera, Paris, April 27, 1877; Covent Garden, Royal Italian Opera, June 28, 1879. CHARACTERS ALIM, King of Lahore (Ah-leem, ..."

5. The Victor Book of the Opera by Henry William Simon (1915)
"Cast ALIM, King of Lahore Tenor SCINDIA, his minister Baritone ... Sita, niece of the high priest, Timur, is beloved by Alim, King of Lahore. ..."

6. A History of the Sikhs: From the Origin of the Nation to the Battles of the by Joseph Davey Cunningham (1853)
"Done at Lahore, this 9th day of March, in the year of our Lord 1846, corresponding with the 10th day of Bubbee. ool-awul, 1262, ..."

7. The Victor Book of the Opera: Stories of Seventy Grand Operas with Three by Victor Talking Machine Company (1912)
"Cast ALIM, King of Lahore ' Tenor SCINDIA, his minister., ... Sita, niece of the high priest, Timur, is beloved by Alim, King of Lahore. ..."

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