Andhra Pradesh

[ ahn-druh pruh-deysh ]

noun

1. a state in SE India, formed from portions of Chennai and Hyderabad states 1956. 105,963 sq. mi. (274,444 sq. km). : Hyderabad.

Andhra Pradesh

/ ˈændrə prɑːˈdɛʃ /

noun

1. a state of SE India, on the Bay of Bengal: formed in 1953 from parts of Tamil Nadu (then called Madras) and Hyderabad states. Capital: Hyderabad. Pop: 75 727 541 (2001). Area: about 275 068 sq km (106 204 sq miles)

Example Sentences

Andhra Pradesh has 42 parliamentary constituencies; 33 of these elected Congress candidates in the previous election.

From The Daily Beast

Andhra Pradesh, stretching from central to peninsular India, is larger than New Zealand.

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