Madhya Pradesh

American

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

noun

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

Madhya Pradesh British

/ ˈmʌdjə prɑːˈdɛʃ /

noun

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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Bundelkhand, a semi-arid region that spans several districts in the states of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, is notoriously drought-prone.

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 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

In the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, too, large numbers were flagged under "logical discrepancy".

From BBC ● Apr. 12, 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

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