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Deccan
[ dek-uhn ]
noun
- the entire peninsula of India S of the Narmada River.
- a plateau region in S India between the Narmada and Krishna rivers.
Deccan
/ ˈdɛkən /
noun
- a plateau in S India, between the Eastern Ghats, the Western Ghats, and the Narmada River
- the whole Indian peninsula south of the Narmada River
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The goings-on at Deccan Chronicle demonstrate the state of the industry.
From The Daily Beast
This was on the coast of Malabar, south of Bombay, and in what we should call the south-western part of the Deccan.
From Project Gutenberg
In the autumn they spread themselves over the greater part of Hindustan, most abundantly in the Deccan.
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The Deccan is full of legends about Sivaji, and even the English historians mention him with respect.
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But there exists a very strange superstition in the Deccan about this mysterious, and only partially explored, mountain.
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The state occupies a large portion of the eastern plateau of the Deccan.
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