# Aurangabad

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #73,876

## Definitions
1. A district of Maharashtra, India.
2. A district of Bihar, India.
3. A large city, the headquarters of Aurangabad district, Maharashtra, India.

## Etymology
Ultimately from Persian اورنگآباد (Owrang-âbâd), named for اُوْرَنگزیب (Owrang-zib, “Aurangzeb”), the sixth Mughal emperor (r. 1658–1707).

## Source
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