Pradesh

British

/ prəˈdeɪʃ /

noun

a state, esp a state in the Union of India

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Etymology

Origin of Pradesh

Hindi

Example Sentences

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"Mango farming has become unpredictable," says Upendra Singh, who farms 16 acres of land in Malihabad, in the northwestern state of Uttar Pradesh.

From BBC

He is currently in India and had visited the southern state of Andhra Pradesh on Monday, where he reportedly discussed initiatives for boosting health, agriculture, education and technology.

From BBC

"The AI revolution is here, no second thoughts about it," said Nara Lokesh, information technology minister for Andhra Pradesh state, which is positioning the city of Visakhapatnam as a cornerstone of India's AI push.

From Barron's

The 43-year-old, Stanford-educated minister is the son of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, who helped turn Hyderabad into a major technology hub that is dubbed "Cyberabad".

From Barron's

With a target of six gigawatts of data centre capacity -- three already signed and another three in the pipeline -- Andhra Pradesh is betting that speed and scale will give it an edge.

From Barron's

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