| The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. 2002. |
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| (DEL-ee) The capital of India, located in the north-central region of the country; a portion of the city of Delhi. | 1 |
| ‡ Built from 1912 to 1929 to replace Calcutta as the capital. | 2 |
| ‡ Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated in 1948 at one of the city’s prayer grounds. | 3 |
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| | | The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. Edited by E.D. Hirsch, Jr., Joseph F. Kett, and James Trefil. Copyright © 2002 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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