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Andhra Pradesh

American  
[ahn-druh pruh-daysh] / ˈɑn drə prəˈdeɪʃ /

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 British  
/ 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)

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The city's coastline also allows undersea cables to link Visakhapatnam to South Africa and Australia, "positioning Andhra Pradesh as India's third major subsea hub", Smith said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026

Through the Akshaya Patra Foundation, which it founded, it provides school meals to about one million students across 16 states, including Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat and parts of Delhi.

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026

Qanat Consulting Services in Andhra Pradesh, an Objectways subcontractor, supplies about a dozen larger data firms with recordings.

From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026

The Andhra Pradesh state government is giving Google a 25% discount for 10 years on the cost of any water it uses, along with a 25% discount on the land.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026

If Andhra Pradesh, just north of us, was alien, if Sri Lanka, a monkey’s hop across a strait, was the dark side of the moon, imagine what Canada was.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel

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