Berar

[ bey-rahr, ba- ]

/ beɪˈrɑr, bæ- /

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noun

a former division of the Central Provinces and Berar, in central India: now part of Maharashtra state.

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Words nearby Berar

bequest, berachah, berakah, berakhah, Béranger, Berar, berascal, Berat, berate, berated, berating

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How to use Berar in a sentence

The Peishwa was bound, Holkar jealous; only the rajah of Berar could be induced to join him in war.
Battles of English History|H. B. (Hereford Brooke) George
It is bounded on the north and north-east by Berar, on the south and south-east by Madras, and on the west by Bombay.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 1|Various
By a later treaty in 1853, the districts known as Berar were “assigned” to defray the cost of the Hyderabad contingent.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 1|Various
I accordingly caused three lac of rupees to be delivered to the minister of the Rajah of Berar resident in Calcutta.
The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. X. (of 12)|Edmund Burke

But, my Lords, the thing which comes to some degree of clearness is this, that he did give money to the Rajah of Berar.
The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. X. (of 12)|Edmund Burke

British Dictionary definitions for Berar

Berar

/ (bɛˈrɑː) /

noun

a region of W central India: part of Maharashtra state since 1956; important for cotton growing

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