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Central Provinces and Berar

American  
[bey-rahr] / beɪˈrɑr /

noun

  1. a former province in central India: became the state of Madhya Pradesh 1950.

Central Provinces and Berar British  
/ bɛˈrɑː /

noun

  1. a former province of central India: renamed Madhya Pradesh in 1950, Berar being transferred to Maharashtra in 1956

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The provinces which have chief commissioners are the Central Provinces and Berar, the North-West Frontier Province and Coorg.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7 "Columbus" to "Condottiere" by Various

Under this latter raja the Nagpur state covered practically the whole of the present Central Provinces and Berar, as well as Orissa and some of the Chota Nagpur states.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 "Celtes, Konrad" to "Ceramics" by Various

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