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A'bad en · PROPN

Etymology

Contraction of Ahmedabad. The apostrophe character ' separating the first letter of the unabbreviated spelling from the Persian placename suffix -abad with the elision of the initial vowel letter. Compare H’bad.

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of) Abbreviation of Ahmedabad: a city in Gujarat, India.
   alt of Ahmedabad
   • Income-tax Circles, Wards & Districts Circle, I, A’bad. Circle-III, A’bad. 1980, Direct Tax Bulletin, volume XIX, number 1, Directorate of Inspection, page 95: