# Banaras

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #71,304

## Definitions
1. Alternative form of Varanasi: a city in Uttar Pradesh, India.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Hindi बनारस (banāras).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/banaras