Where does “होशंगाबाद” come from?

होशंगाबाद (Hindi) comes from Hindi -आबाद, from Classical Persian ـآباد.

Ancestry of “होशंगाबाद”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Hindi	-आबाद	placename suffix; city
2	Classical Persian	ـآباد	—

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