Madhya Pradesh

American  

[muhd-yuh-pruh-deysh, prah-desh] / ˈmʌd jə prəˈdeɪʃ, ˈprɑ dɛʃ /

noun

1. a state in central India. 119,016 sq. mi. (308,252 sq. km). Bhopal.

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Madhya Pradesh British  

/ ˈmʌdjə prɑːˈdɛʃ /

noun

1. a state of central India, situated on the Deccan Plateau: rich in mineral resources, with several industrial cities: formerly the largest Indian state, it lost much of the SE to the new state of Chhattisgarh in 2000. Capital: Bhopal. Pop: 60 385 118 (2001). Area: 308 332 sq km (119 016 sq miles)

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Madhya Pradesh

The facility to make oral-health products in Madhya Pradesh is the largest plant the company has taken on.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026

The 33-year-old model and actor had been married for just five months when she was found dead in her matrimonial home in Madhya Pradesh state's Bhopal city on 12 May.

From BBC ● May 29, 2026

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said he would seek an inquiry by the federal police and assured the Sharma family that the government would "fully assist" them in the case.

From BBC ● May 21, 2026

He observed tigers in India’s Madhya Pradesh, jaguars and caiman in Brazil’s Pantanal and giant pandas in the Chinese province of Sichuan.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026

In states with particularly high disease rates, including Meghalaya, Assam, and Madhya Pradesh, that proportion rises to about 14%.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 30, 2025