Cawnpore
former name of Kanpur.
Historical Examples
noun
the former name of Kanpur
Read Also:
- Kanpur
a city in S Uttar Pradesh, in N India, on the Ganges River. noun an industrial city in NE India, in S Uttar Pradesh on the River Ganges: scene of the massacre by Nana Sahib of British soldiers and European families and his later defeat by British forces in 1857. Pop: 2 532 138 (2001) […]
- Caxias
a city in NE Brazil. Historical Examples
- Cay
a small low island; key. Historical Examples noun a small low island or bank composed of sand and coral fragments, esp in the Caribbean area Also called key n. “low island,” 1707, from Spanish cayo; see key (n.2). cay (kē, kā) A small, low island composed largely of coral or sand. Also called key.
- Cayce
a town in central South Carolina. Historical Examples
- Cayenne
a hot, biting condiment composed of the ground pods and seeds of the pepper Capsicum annuum longum. the long, wrinkled, twisted fruit of this plant. the plant itself. a seaport in and the capital of French Guiana. (lowercase). Also called cayenne whist. a variety of whist played with two full packs of 52 cards each. […]