Banaras

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi बनारस (banāras).

Proper noun

Banaras

  1. Alternative form of Varanasi: a city in Uttar Pradesh, India.
    • 2023, Devika Rege, Quarterlife, Dialogue Books (2025), page 392:
      He said he was born in Banaras and could arrange for anything, his intimacy with the city evident in his use of its popular name.
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