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.

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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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Andhra Pradesh

The project at Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh state, a port often called Vizag, is championed by India as a cornerstone of its technological ambitions.

From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026

The Andhra Pradesh government told AFP that in addition to financial compensation, new housing is being built and handed over to people who had lived on the site.

From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026

Politicians in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh blamed microfinance loans for a wave of suicides.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026

The top court, which was responding to an appeal by the defendants, will now examine the ruling given by the lower court in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh.

From BBC ● Mar. 3, 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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