Madhya Pradesh

[muhd-yuh-pruh-deysh, prah-desh]

noun

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

Madhya Pradesh

/ 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)

Example Sentences

Aarish, 15, sits on a hospital bed in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.

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More than 100 cases of carbide gun-related eye injuries have been reported in Madhya Pradesh's Bhopal district alone, with at least 15 requiring surgery.

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Some states, including Madhya Pradesh, have now banned the use of carbide guns as firecrackers and several sellers have been arrested.

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In early September, a cluster of unexplained child deaths in a small town in Madhya Pradesh sent local health workers scrambling.

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The stakes are real: the Madhya Pradesh doctor who prescribed the syrup linked to recent child deaths defended his practice, saying, "I've been prescribing this cough syrup for 15 years."

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