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

Up to 50,000 workers in Gujarat spend eight months on the remote salt pans without electricity or healthcare, relying on a tanker to deliver drinking and washing water every 25 days.

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

The same dry heat that makes life punishing also makes the desert ideal for salt production -- Gujarat produces roughly three-quarters of India's total salt output.

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

Indian mango—Alphonso from Maharashtra’s Ratnagiri coast, Kesar from Gujarat, Chausa and Langra from the north, Banganapalli from the south—is richer, sweeter and fiercely seasonal.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

The massive reptile lived around 47 million years ago in what is now Gujarat, India, according to research published in Scientific Reports.

From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2026

Aru’s mother had grown up speaking Gujarati, a language from the state of Gujarat.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi