pradesh
n. countable C1 Advanced US //pɹəˈdɛʃ// pradesh
n. a large area or region in some South Asian countries. It is often used as part of a name for a state or province.
n. a province, state, or administrative region. Primarily used in the official names of several Indian states to denote a territorial division.
The traveler visited several cities in the northern pradesh.
The word appears in the names of several Indian states, such as Uttar Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh.
The administrative boundaries of each pradesh are often defined by historical linguistic or cultural commonalities that distinguish them from neighboring territories.
Usage
Usually capitalized when it forms part of a proper name for a specific state or region.