Definition of Old delhi

1. Noun. A city in north central India.

Exact synonyms: Delhi
Generic synonyms: City, Metropolis, Urban Center
Group relationships: Bharat, India, Republic Of India
Terms within: Capital Of India, Indian Capital, New Delhi

Lexicographical Neighbors of Old Delhi

Old Belarusian
Old Bill
Old Blighty
Old Breton
Old Bulgarian
Old Bullion
Old Catalan
Old Catholic
Old Catholic Church
Old Chinese
Old Church Slavic
Old Church Slavonic
Old Colony
Old Cornish
Old Dart
Old Delhi
Old Dominion
Old Dominion State
Old Dutch
Old Earth Creationism
Old East Slavic
Old East Slavonic
Old Egyptian
Old English
Old English Sheepdog
Old English Sheepdogs
Old English sheepdog
Old Etonian
Old Faithful
Old Father Thames

Literary usage of Old delhi

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. History of Indian and Eastern Architecture by James Fergusson (1899)
"Though small, it is one of the richest examples of Hindu art applied to Maho- medan purposes that old delhi affords, and is extremely beautiful, ..."

2. A History of Architecture in All Countries: From the Earliest Times to the by James Fergusson (1876)
"... in old delhi. (From a Plan by the Anthor.) Scale 100 ft. to I in. all its peculiarities from being ..."

3. The Illustrated Handbook of Architecture: Being a Concise and Popular by James Fergusson (1855)
"... at Delhi — Tombs — Tombs at Agra and old delhi — The Taje ... builder of tomb at old delhi . 1531 Shahab ml deen establishes Ghori dynasty 1183 ! ..."

4. Around the World: Sketches of Travel Through Many Lands and Over Many Seas by Edward Dorr Griffin Prime (1872)
"old delhi, as it is called, the last forsaken site, is in greater perfection; the walls remain, and much of the city is yet standing, but its halls are ..."

5. Around the World: Sketches of Travel Through Many Lands and Over Many Seas by Edward Dorr Griffin Prime (1874)
"old delhi, as it is called, the last forsaken site, is in greater perfection; the walls remain, and much of the city is yet standing, but its halls are ..."

6. Fraser's Magazine for Town and Country (1877)
"... —also called ' old delhi '—remain with the town in ruins, though the walls still surround them. The fine old Pathan tombs, mosques, and crumbling walls ..."

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