Rajasthan

[rah-juh-stahn]

noun

1. a state in NW India; formerly Rajputana and a group of small states. 132,078 sq. mi. (342,056 sq. km). Jaipur.

Rajasthan

/ ˌrɑːdʒəˈstɑːn /

noun

1. a state of NW India, bordering on Pakistan: formed in 1958; contains the Thar Desert in the west; now the largest state in India. Capital: Jaipur. Pop: 56 473 122 (2001). Area: 342 239 sq km (132 111 sq miles)

Example Sentences

"Each aircraft carried two 500kg bombs, and I flew three-to-four such missions. Taking off from Amritsar, we were insidePakistan within 35 minutes, struck our targets 250km deep and raced back through Rajasthan - the shortest way out," says Air Marshal Brar.

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Rajasthan saw its wettest July in nearly 70 years with 285 mm of rain recorded statewide, the meteorological centre says.

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The 25 July tragedy in Piplodi exposed systemic issues of poor school infrastructure across Rajasthan.

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An Indian farmer from the hilly village of Piplodi in the western Indian state of Rajasthan has found himself in an unlikely spotlight.

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Dhankar, a lawyer by profession, first entered politics as an MP from Rajasthan's Jhunjhunu seat in 1989.

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