Bundelkhand
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Bundelkhand
First recorded in 1870–75; from Hindi: literally, “domain of the Bundela” (a clan in the Rajput)
Example Sentences
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In 2018, a labourer from Bundelkhand found a diamond worth 15m rupees in a mine in Panna.
From BBC • Jul. 25, 2024
Banpur, a village of about 13,000, lies in the mostly poor Bundelkhand region deep in India’s interior.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 29, 2023
The incident took place in a drought-parched village in the Bundelkhand region of Madhya Pradesh state.
From BBC • Sep. 7, 2021
It is for reasons like these that the Indian government has declared Bundelkhand among the most “backward” places in the country and, by extension, the world.
From Newsweek • Aug. 6, 2013
BIJAWAR, a native state of central India, in the Bundelkhand agency.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" by Various
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