Amritsar

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/æmˈrɪtsə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(əm rit′sər)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Am•rit•sar  (əm rit′sər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Eastern Religionsa city in NW Punjab, in NW India: site of the holiest shrine of the Sikh religion. 432,663.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Amritsar / æmˈrɪtsə/
  1. a city in India, in NW Punjab: centre of the Sikh religion; site of a massacre in 1919 of unarmed supporters of Indian self-government by British troops; in 1984 the Golden Temple, fortified by Sikhs, was attacked by Indian troops with the loss of many Sikh lives. Pop: 975 695 (2001)

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