Hyderabad /ˈhaɪdəɹəbɑːd/ noun2 •The capital and largest city of Telangana, India. •A former state, landlocked in south-central India, which was ruled from 1724 until 1948 by a line of nizams.At Indian partition in 1947, the nizam chose to resume Hyderabad's independent status, but India invaded the state (1948) and took control. — 2008
