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Delhi noun uk /ˈdel.i/ us /ˈdel.i/ the capital city of India, situated in the northern part of the country(印度首都)德里 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Towns & regions: city names & their inhabitants Aberdeen Aberdonian Abidjan Abu Dhabi Abuja Brisbane Bristol Brno Brum Brussels Florentine Fortaleza Frankfort Frankfurt am Main Fredericton Nashville Neapolitan New Orleans New South Wales New York
About a mile across the plain is another group of still more remarkable sepulchers, about seven or eight miles from Delhi. Delhi was selected as the place where the meeting between the Queen's representative and the great nobles of India could most appropriately be held, and a committee was appointed to make the necessary arrangements. I have only to-day reached Delhi with the remnant of my army, which has been pursued by the Russian advance guard. I was actually at Delhi, and the city was still in the possession of the mutineers. The mandate of the Sultan of Delhi could not have been more promptly obeyed. |