Arunachal Pradesh

[ ahr-uh-noch-uhl pruh-deysh ]

noun
  1. a state in northeastern India. 32,333 sq. mi. (83,743 sq. km). Capital: Itanagar.

Origin of Arunachal Pradesh

1
First recorded in 1970–75; from Hindi Aruṇācal Pradeś, figuratively, “Land of the Dawn-Lit Mountains,” from aruṇācal “dawn-lit mountain, mountain of the rising sun” (equivalent to Sanskrit aruṇa “dawn,” also “reddish-brown, ruddy” + acala “mountain, rock,” also “immovable, non-moving”) + pradeś “province, territory”

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Arunachal Pradesh

/ (ˌɑːrəˈnɑːkəl prəˈdɛʃ) /


noun
  1. a state in NE India, formed in 1986 from the former Union Territory. Capital: Itanagar. Pop: 1 091 117 (2001). Area: 83 743 sq km (32 648 sq miles): Former name (until 1972): North East Frontier Agency

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