Gujarat
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a region in W India, N of the Narmada River.
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a state in W India, on the Arabian Sea. 75,685 sq. mi. (196,024 sq. km). Gandhinagar.
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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)
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a region of W India, north of the Narmada River: generally includes the areas north of Mumbai city where Gujarati is spoken
Example Sentences
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The Nav Nirman agitation in Gujarat helped trigger veteran socialist leader Jayaprakash Narayan's movement against former prime minister Indira Gandhi in the 1970s.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
Through the Akshaya Patra Foundation, which it founded, it provides school meals to about one million students across 16 states, including Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat and parts of Delhi.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
Thirty-one-year-old Sitaram Tandel, from a small fishing village in India's Gujarat state, saw the danger at first hand while aboard a Marshall Islands-flagged bulk carrier.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
For those living in the Aravallis, which stretch from western Gujarat state through Rajasthan to the heart of New Delhi, the consequences are already existential.
From Barron's ● May 31, 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
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