Hubli Syllabification: (Hub·li)Pronunciation: /ˈho͝oblē/ (also Hubli-Dharwad /därˈwäd/, Hubli-Dharwar /därˈwär/)Definition of Hubli a city in southwestern India; population 892,300 (est. 2009). It was united with the adjacent city of Dharwad in 1961. Hubli in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Hubli in the British & World English dictionary