Koh-i-Noor

Meaning

Proper Noun

  • One of the largest cut diamonds in the world, weighing 105.6 carats (21.12 g). It changed hands between various factions in south and west Asia until being ceded to Queen Victoria after the British annexation of the Punjab in 1849.

Origin

  • Hindi कोहेनूर

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