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

Diamond finds are not so rare in Panna, which is in Madhya Pradesh state - home to most of India's diamond reserves.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

Haleon will break ground on a facility to make oral-health products in Madhya Pradesh, central India, on Monday, the company said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 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

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said postmortem reports have so far confirmed four deaths linked to contaminated drinking water.

From BBC ● Jan. 2, 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