Bundelkhand

[ boon-dl-kuhnd, -khuhnd ]

noun

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

Bundelkhand

/ ˌbʌndəlˈkʌnd; -ˈxʌnd /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Bundelkhand¹

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

Example Sentences

The destructive kans grass has proved as great a pest here as elsewhere in Bundelkhand.

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They say that their original home was the Tīkamgarh State in Bundelkhand.

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Lastly the Saonrs of Bundelkhand have the following tradition.

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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.

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