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

Matters ranging from criminal trials to property and family disputes have been pending here for decades, leaving thousands of people in India's most populous state, Uttar Pradesh, trapped in legal limbo.

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A 20-day-old baby girl who was found buried alive in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh is fighting for survival, hospital authorities say.

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Mr Pandey said in a statement that a list of missing people included 24 Nepalese workers, 14 locals, nine army personnel and 13 and six individuals from the states of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, respectively.

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Born in a village in Uttar Pradesh, Mr Ahmed, the son of a carpenter, was the eldest of four.

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In Uttar Pradesh, which jailed the highest number of detainees, not a single detention order was overturned.

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