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Benarés

/benaˈɾes/

proper noun/benaˈɾes/

Varanasi, Benares (a city in Uttar Pradesh, India, sacred to Hinduism and Jainism)

Synonyms: Varanasi

Borrowed from Hindustani بنارس / बनारस (banāras), likely via English Benares.