Benares

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/bɪˈnɑːrɪz/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(bə när′is, -ēz)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
Be•na•res  (bə när′is, -ēz),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Place Namesa former name of Varanasi. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Benares / bɪˈnɑːrɪz/, Banaras
  1. the former name of Varanasi
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
Va•ra•na•si  (və rä′nə sē),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Place Namesa city in SE Uttar Pradesh, in NE India, on the Ganges River: Hindu holy city. 582,915. Formerly, Banares, Benares. 

'Benares' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Banaras - Kanchipuram - Sarnath - Uttar Pradesh - Varanasi

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