Pradesh

/ prəˈdeɪʃ /

noun

1. a state, esp a state in the Union of India

Word History and Origins

Origin of Pradesh¹

Hindi

Example Sentences

In one district alone, Madhya Pradesh, 18.9 percent of males were married before legal age, compared to 12.5 percent of females.

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But it is indeed in Uttar Pradesh that we see the deepest sympathy for this  deleterious machismo.

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Andhra Pradesh has 42 parliamentary constituencies; 33 of these elected Congress candidates in the previous election.

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Andhra Pradesh, stretching from central to peninsular India, is larger than New Zealand.

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