# Pradesh

/pɹəˈdɛʃ/ (US) · CEFR C1 · Noun

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/pradesh
Updated: 2026-08-15

## Definition

a large area or region in some South Asian countries. It is often used as part of a name for a state or province.

For teachers: a province, state, or administrative region. Primarily used in the official names of several Indian states to denote a territorial division.

## Examples

- 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 notes

- Usually capitalized when it forms part of a proper name for a specific state or region.

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