Puri
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- proper noun
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Puri
- The Case of the Deadly Butter Chicken: A Vish Puri Mystery by Tarquin Hall
- Puri Puri
Examples
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The train was jammed as far as Bhubaneswar, but half of them got out there and at Puri.
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He was taking the train only because he didn't want to be late for whatever it was they were doing in Puri.
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Dr. Puri was on Deck 6.
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I once went through there on a pilgrimage to Puri and I missed my connection twice.
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Dr. Puri, report.
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The research that underpins this blog post resulted from cooperation with Munish Puri.
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Hall explores the historical Indian/Pakistani divide through Puri's own travel to the country he thought he would never enter, where he discovers Mummy-ji had quite a past she has yet to share with him.
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That said, his current immersion in all things Dilli gives each Puri adventure indisputable authenticity, while Sam Dastor's near-perfect narration.
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Earlier this year, one of my various listservs announced the July 2012 publication of this very title, and I diligently decided I had better read Vish Puri—"India's Most Private Investigator"—in short order.
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Many pilgrims visit Puri every year to pay their respects at the famous Jagannath Temple.
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word Puri comes from an old Indian word puri meaning 'town' or 'city', so the place name simply means 'the city' and fits its long history as a holy seaside town with the famous Jagannath temple.