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

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

There have been exceptional cases - like Surat city after the plague in the 1990s, or Indore in Madhya Pradesh state - where bureaucrats, empowered by the political class, have made transformative changes.

From BBC ● Dec. 28, 2025

In India, where healthcare access can be limited, especially in rural areas and small towns, families of the HIV-infected children in Madhya Pradesh and Jharkhand are deeply concerned.

From BBC ● Dec. 19, 2025