Jhansi


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Jhan·si

 (jän′sē)
A city of north-central India south-southeast of Delhi. The city grew around a walled Mughal fort built in 1613.
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Jhansi

(ˈdʒɑːnsɪ)
n
(Placename) a city in central India, in SW Uttar Pradesh: scene of a mutiny against the British in 1857. Pop: 383 248 (2001)
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Jhan•si

(ˈdʒɑn si)

n.
a city in SW Uttar Pradesh, in N central India. 313,491.
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Summary: Jhansi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Apr 28 (ANI): Jhansi Lok Sabha seat is set to witness a triangular contest between the Congress and its ally Jan Adhikar Party (JAP), SP-BSP-RLD and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).