Vadodara is a major city in the Indian state of Gujarat. As a proper noun, it refers to the place formerly known as Baroda and is commonly used in travel, business, and cultural contexts. The pronunciation follows Indian phonotactics with emphasis on the middle syllable, yielding a three-beat rhythm. In casual speech you may hear slight vowel reduction in unstressed syllables, but the spelling clearly signals its syllabic structure.
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