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  • noun Part of the name of a state of India, indicating that it is a subnational entity.

Etymologies

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Derived from a transliteration of the Hindi and Urdu term.

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Examples

  • This debut film about a smart, spirited young girl caught under the weight of the village caste system in Andra Pradesh is the work of an Indian Columbia MFA graduate.

    GreenCine Daily: SFIFF Dispatch. 7. 2007

  • The Pakke Tiger Reserve, 40 km from Seijosa under East Kameng district in Arunachal Pradesh, is home to a wide variety of flora and fauna.

    Archive 2007-04-01 2007

  • Sarauhan, a village located 25 kilometers from the Kanpur-Lucknow highway in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, is testimony to this technology-based transformation.

    Smart Mobs » Blog Archive » “Digital Gangetic Plains” 2006

  • There's a cyclone approaching, and Ongole, to the north, in Andhra Pradesh, is right in its path.

    Archive 2005-10-01 2005

  • The second state to watch out for is Uttar Pradesh, which is a battle ground state with all the major and regional parties duking it out.

    Global Voices in English » Indian Elections 2009: Reading The Digital Tea Leaves on ‘Who Will Win?’ 2009

  • The decision comes as yet another blow to Andhra Pradesh, which is yet to recover from the December 9 midnight Telengana shock.

    rediff.com 2009

  • Kumar is being challenged by Congress candidate Krishna Byre Gowda, who is also president of the Karnataka Pradesh Youth Congress Committee (KYCC),

    India eNews 2009

  • Kumar is being challenged by Congress candidate Krishna Byre Gowda, who is also president of the Karnataka Pradesh Youth Congress Committee (KYCC),

    India eNews 2009

  • K.rnataka Pradesh Congress Mahadevapura Vidhanasabha Constituency: Felicitation to former and present Congress MPs, MLAs and the newly elected corporators, Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly Siddaramaiah and K.CC working president D.K. Shivakumar inaugurates,

    The Hindu - Front Page 2010

  • K.rnataka Pradesh Congress Mahadevapura Vidhanasabha Constituency: Felicitation to former and present Congress MPs, MLAs and the newly elected corporators, Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly Siddaramaiah and K.CC working president D.K. Shivakumar inaugurates,

    The Hindu - Front Page 2010

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