A city in northern India, capital of the state of Uttar Pradesh; population 2,685,500 (est. 2009). In 1857, during the Indian Mutiny, its British residency was twice besieged by Indian insurgents.
Definition of Lucknow in US English:
Lucknow
proper nounˈləknou
A city in northern India, capital of the state of Uttar Pradesh; population 2,685,500 (est. 2009). In 1857, during the Indian Mutiny, its British residents were besieged by Indian insurgents twice.