Uttar Pradesh

American  

[oot-er pruh-deysh, -desh] / ˈʊt ər prəˈdeɪʃ, -ˈdɛʃ /

noun

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

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Uttar Pradesh British  

/ 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)

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Uttar Pradesh

"I face no troubles here," said Mohammad Iqbal, a 53-year-old painter from Uttar Pradesh state who has worked in Kashmir since before the insurgency began and is now accompanied by his son.

From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026

Uttar Pradesh is slated to hold assembly polls early next year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026

For Renu Devi, a 38-year-old helper from Uttar Pradesh, the traditional system feels safer.

From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026

The Indo-Gangetic Plain, which stretches across much of northern India and includes Uttar Pradesh, is regarded by climate researchers as one of the world's emerging hotspots for dangerous humid heat.

From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026

Bowls of rice as big as Uttar Pradesh.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel