Gujarat

American  

[gooj-uh-raht, goo-juh-] / ˌgʊdʒ əˈrɑt, ˌgu dʒə- /

Or Gujerat

noun

1. a region in W India, N of the Narmada River.

2. a state in W India, on the Arabian Sea. 75,685 sq. mi. (196,024 sq. km). Gandhinagar.

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Gujarat British  

/ ˌɡʊdʒəˈrɑːt /

noun

1. a state of W India: formed in 1960 from the N and W parts of the former Bombay State; one of India's most industrialized states. Capital: Gandhinagar. Pop: 50 596 992 (2001). Area: 196 024 sq km (75 268 sq miles)

2. a region of W India, north of the Narmada River: generally includes the areas north of Mumbai city where Gujarati is spoken

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Example Sentences

At the Adani Group's factory in Mundra, in India's western state of Gujarat, assembly lines churn out photovoltaic panels around the clock.

From Barron's

"This voyage reconnects the past with the present," Vice Admiral Krishna Swaminathan said, flagging the ship off from Porbandar, in India's western state of Gujarat, on an estimated two-week crossing to the Arabian Peninsula.

From Barron's

In 2011, authorities in Gujarat launched an investigation after 23 children with thalassemia tested positive for HIV following regular blood transfusions at a public hospital.

From BBC

Modi is a longtime advocate of yoga and traditional health practices and has backed the WHO Global Centre for Traditional Medicine, launched in 2022 in his home state of Gujarat.

From Barron's

In another instance, Rameshbhai Parmar, a school principal in Gujarat, died in his sleep after a stressful day of SIR work, his family alleged.

From BBC