Uttar Pradesh

[oot-er pruh-deysh, -desh]

noun

1. a state in N India: a former province of British India. 93,933 sq. mi. (243,286 sq. km). Lucknow.

Uttar Pradesh

/ ˈʊtə ˈprɑːdɛʃ /

noun

1. a state of N India: the most populous state; originated in 1877 with the merging of Agra and Oudh as the United Provinces; augmented by the states of Rampur, Benares, and Tehri-Garhwal in 1949; the N Himalayan region passed to the new state of Uttaranchal (now Uttarakhand) in 2000; now consists mostly of the Upper Ganges plain; agricultural. Capital: Lucknow. Pop: 166 052 859 (2001). Area: 243 350 sq km (93 933 sq miles)

Example Sentences

Uttar Pradesh is among the 20 states with strict laws banning cow slaughter and the sale and consumption of beef.

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The landlocked state borders Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand and West Bengal - all of which allow alcohol and serve as major sources of smuggled liquor.

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Since February, police have arrested eight people in the case - four from Maharashtra and others from Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Delhi, and Uttarakhand.

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"My family in Uttar Pradesh told me to leave, they panic easily. I am a little worried and shocked but I don't think Delhi has suddenly become unsafe," he said.

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Mumbai, India's financial capital, has been put on high alert, as has the Uttar Pradesh state which borders Delhi.

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