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Madhya Pradesh

American

[muhd-yuh-pruh-deysh, prah-desh] / ˈmʌd yə prəˈdeɪʃ, ˈprɑ dɛʃ /

noun

a state in central India. 119,016 sq. mi. (308,252 sq. km). Bhopal.

Madhya Pradesh British

/ ˈmʌdjə prɑːˈdɛʃ /

noun

a state of central India, situated on the Deccan Plateau: rich in mineral resources, with several industrial cities: formerly the largest Indian state, it lost much of the SE to the new state of Chhattisgarh in 2000. Capital: Bhopal. Pop: 60 385 118 (2001). Area: 308 332 sq km (119 016 sq miles)

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He observed tigers in India’s Madhya Pradesh, jaguars and caiman in Brazil’s Pantanal and giant pandas in the Chinese province of Sichuan.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

The brightly coloured murals in Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh state were part of a project to beautify the city.

From BBC • Jan. 9, 2026

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said postmortem reports have so far confirmed four deaths linked to contaminated drinking water.

From BBC • Jan. 2, 2026

In states with particularly high disease rates, including Meghalaya, Assam, and Madhya Pradesh, that proportion rises to about 14%.

From Science Daily • Dec. 30, 2025

She was arrested following a co-ordinated operation between the Madhya Pradesh State Tiger Strike Force and the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau, the environment ministry said on Friday.

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2025

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