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Hyderabad
HEYE-duh-ruh-bahd
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The capital city of Telangana, India, also the name of a city in Sindh, Pakistan.
"Hyderabad is famous for its biryani."
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Etymology
Named in honour of the Caliph Ali, nicknamed "Haidar" ("lion") for his valour in battle, combined with a Persian placename suffix meaning "city."