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Panipat

Panipat

9.9
A city in northern India known for a major 1761 battle that changed Indian history
  • proper noun
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  • The Battle of Panipat in 1761 was significant for shaping the future of India.

Examples

  • Many historians study the events of Panipat to understand the power dynamics in 18th-century India.

  • During the Panipat battle, the Marathas faced a formidable opponent in the Afghan ruler.

  • Do this, do that—solve your math sum, remember the Panipat dates; the children in the centers experience the same consternation faced by children elsewhere.

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Synonyms

Third Battle of Panipat
vsPanipat
9.9

A major 1761 battle near Panipat where Ahmad Shah Abdali beat the Marathas

is the common place name used for the same 1761 event
battle of Panipat
vsPanipat
9.8

A 1761 fight in India where Afghan leader Ahmad Shah Durrani defeated the Marathas

is the shorter single word place name used for the same battle

Compounds

battle of Panipat
9.8

A 1761 fight in India where Afghan leader Ahmad Shah Durrani defeated the Marathas

Third Battle of Panipat
9.9

A major 1761 battle near Panipat where Ahmad Shah Abdali beat the Marathas

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Panipat is said to come from local words pani 'water' and pat 'place', a common idea because the town sits near rivers. A helpful way to remember it is to think 'place by the water', and that's why the famous fighting is called the Battle of Panipat—it was the battle that happened at that place.