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Lucknow

DEFINITIONS OF: Lucknow

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n a city in northern India in Uttar Pradesh; during the Indian Mutiny its British residents were besieged by Indian insurgents

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city, metropolis, urban center
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

n the British residents of Lucknow were besieged by Indian insurgents during the Indian Mutiny (1857)

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beleaguering, besieging, military blockade, siege
the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack
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