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Agra

Agra

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A city in northern India famous for the Taj Mahal and old Mughal buildings
  • proper noun
  • /ˈɑːɡrə/
: Agra
  • He was overthrown by his son and died in Agra Fort.
  • Agra's Taj Mahal
  • Taj Mahal in Agra
  • Agra, India

Examples

  • I'm from Agra.

    Victoria & Abdul (2017)

  • Muslims offer Eid al-Adha prayers at the Taj Mahal mausoleum in Agra, India.

    Academic text (2013)

  • How is the weather in Agra these days?

    Victoria & Abdul (2017)

  • When we went to Agra, we decided to do it right.

    Blog text (19)

  • And the carpet was woven in a jail in Agra.

    Victoria & Abdul (2017)

  • To Agra to see the Taj Mahal.

    The Namesake (2006)

  • Address correspondence to S. P. Sinha, Department of Psychology, Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Dayalbagh, Agra-282 005, India.

    Academic text (2000)

  • Plodding along small jobs to earn a livelihood, he finally secured his law degree from the Agra Law College in 1911 and started his law practice at Agra but ultimately shifted to Rohtak.

    Academic text (2018)

  • I bought a travel guide to explore the historical sites in Agra, including the famous Taj Mahal.

  • The next day, we planned to visit Agra to see the beautiful sunset over the Taj Mahal.

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Agra comes from an old Sanskrit word agra meaning 'front' or 'first', so you can remember it as a city that was 'first' or very important, which fits its history as a major Mughal capital and the home of the Taj Mahal.