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Rajputana

American  
[rahj-poo-tah-nuh] / ˌrɑdʒ pʊˈtɑ nə /

noun

  1. a former region in NW India, now making up the principal part of Rajasthan.


Rajputana British  
/ ˌrɑːdʒpʊˈtɑːnə /

noun

  1. a former group of princely states in NW India: now mostly part of Rajasthan

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For superb northern Indian cuisine, head to Peshawri, downstairs at the ITC Rajputana hotel.

From New York Times ● Nov. 29, 2018

Climatologist Reid Bryson of the University of Wisconsin notes, for example, that the winds that sweep over India's Rajputana desert are rich in moisture; yet little, if any, rain ever falls.

From Time Magazine Archive

In Rajputana in central India lies the high rock of Chitor.

From Time Magazine Archive

Among the many kingdoms that flourished in medieval India, few were ever more warlike than the nine kingdoms of Rajputana in the north.

From Time Magazine Archive

Oh, of course, the Rajputana Canal Question, hey?

From The Cabinet Minister A farce in four acts by Sir Arthur Wing Pinero

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