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Berar

American  
[bay-rahr, ba-] / beɪˈrɑr, bæ- /

noun

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


Berar British  
/ bɛˈrɑː /

noun

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

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The greater were Ahmadnagar, Bijapur and Golconda, the lesser Bidar and Berar.

From New York Times ● Apr. 23, 2015

Railways were built in the newly acquired state of Berar to shift raw cotton for export to Bombay.

From Economist ● Dec. 30, 2014

Uncorked amid huzzahs was an appointment signed by His Majesty Edward VIII, and saved up for last week's Jubilee Durbar, creating Hyderabad's Crown Prince Azam Jah additionally Prince of Berar.

From Time Magazine Archive

Thus officially ended was the long dispute over Berar which was almost taken away from Hyderabad by domineering Viceroy Lord Curzon.

From Time Magazine Archive

Scindia and the Rajah of Berar were now within forty miles of him; but they suddenly turned off, as if intending to make a dash for Hyderabad, where the Nizam had expired, three weeks before.

From At the Point of the Bayonet A Tale of the Mahratta War by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty

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