Andhra Pradesh

American  

[ahn-druh pruh-deysh] / 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.

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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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Example Sentences

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

The problems in the case in Andhra Pradesh arose in August last year when a junior civil judge in the trial court in Vijaywada city passed an order in a case about a disputed property.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

With a target of six gigawatts of data centre capacity -- three already signed and another three in the pipeline -- Andhra Pradesh is betting that speed and scale will give it an edge.

From Barron's • Feb. 15, 2026

Separately, the Andhra Pradesh government has set up a group of ministers to study global regulatory frameworks and invited major platforms, including Meta, X, Google and ShareChat, for consultations.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 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