Bundelkhand

[ boon-dl-kuhnd, -khuhnd ]

noun

a former group of Indian states in central India, now part of Madhya Pradesh.

Origin of Bundelkhand

First recorded in 1870–75; from Hindi: literally, “domain of the Bundela” (a clan in the Rajput)

Words Nearby Bundelkhand

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How to use Bundelkhand in a sentence

The destructive kans grass has proved as great a pest here as elsewhere in Bundelkhand.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 4 | Various
They say that their original home was the Tīkamgarh State in Bundelkhand.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India | R. V. Russell
Lastly the Saonrs of Bundelkhand have the following tradition.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV | R.V. Russell
It is believed to have been the capital of the ancient kingdom of Jijhoti, corresponding with modern Bundelkhand.
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Its distribution is nearly the same as that of the Gahois, and it is probably also a Bundelkhand group.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India | R. V. Russell

British Dictionary definitions for Bundelkhand

Bundelkhand

/ (ˌbʌndəlˈkʌnd, -ˈxʌnd) /

noun

a region of central India: formerly native states, now mainly part of Madhya Pradesh

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