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Berar

American  
[bey-rahr, ba-] / beɪˈrɑr, bæ- /

noun

  1. a former division of the Central Provinces and Berar, in central India: now part of Maharashtra state.


Berar British  
/ bɛˈrɑː /

noun

  1. a region of W central India: part of Maharashtra state since 1956; important for cotton growing

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The greater were Ahmadnagar, Bijapur and Golconda, the lesser Bidar and Berar.

From New York Times • Apr. 23, 2015

Railways were built in the newly acquired state of Berar to shift raw cotton for export to Bombay.

From Economist • Dec. 30, 2014

Thus officially ended was the long dispute over Berar which was almost taken away from Hyderabad by domineering Viceroy Lord Curzon.

From Time Magazine Archive

The same can be said of pomaded, 49-year-old Azam Jah, Prince of Berar and eldest son of India's wizened, 72-year-old Nizam of Hyderabad.

From Time Magazine Archive

Under this latter raja the Nagpur state covered practically the whole of the present Central Provinces and Berar, as well as Orissa and some of the Chota Nagpur states.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 "Celtes, Konrad" to "Ceramics" by Various

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