Pradesh

"Pradesh" refers to a province or territory in various South Asian languages. It derives from the Sanskrit (pradeśa), meaning "sub-region" or "sub-country". The word was borrowed into other languages to signify "nation" or "country":

• , prathet
• , pathet
• , prâtés

States of India

The official names of five Indian states and one former state bear the word pradesh:

• Andhra Pradesh, Land of the Andhras
• Arunachal Pradesh, Aruna/Arunachal = Land of the Rising Sun or Land of the dawn-lit mountains
• Himachal Pradesh, Hima/Himachal = Land of the Snow
• Madhya Pradesh, Central Province, replacing the former Central Provinces and Berar which was later renamed as Madhya Bharat
• Uttar Pradesh, Northern Province, although not the north-most province; it was formerly the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh which was later renamed as United Provinces
• Vindhya Pradesh, Land of the Vindhya, former state merged into Madhya Pradesh in 1956

Provinces of Nepal

• Bagmati Pradesh, land of the Bagmati River
• Gandaki Pradesh, land of the Gandaki River
• Karnali Pradesh, land of the Karnali River
• Koshi Pradesh, land of the Koshi River
• Lumbini Pradesh, land of the Lumbini pilgrimage
• Madhesh Pradesh, land of the central region
• Sudurpashchim Pradesh, land of the far western region

See also

• Desh (disambiguation)
• Desi
• -stan
• Parish
• Pradesh Congress Committee
• Pradeshiya Sabha

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