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Gujarat
[ gooj-uh-raht, goo-juh- ]
noun
- a region in W India, N of the Narmada River.
- a state in W India, on the Arabian Sea. 75,685 sq. mi. (196,024 sq. km). : Gandhinagar.
Gujarat
/ ˌɡʊəˈɑː /
noun
- a state of W India: formed in 1960 from the N and W parts of the former Bombay State; one of India's most industrialized states. Capital: Gandhinagar. Pop: 50 596 992 (2001). Area: 196 024 sq km (75 268 sq miles)
- a region of W India, north of the Narmada River: generally includes the areas north of Mumbai city where Gujarati is spoken
Example Sentences
Last year, at least 27 people died in a massive fire at a games arcade in the western state of Gujarat.
Batting for Rajasthan Royals against Gujarat Titans, he took down some of the world's best bowlers in a scintillating 38-ball innings that included 11 sixes and seven fours.
Not surprisingly, Punjab and Gujarat - top origin states for unauthorised Indians - are among India's wealthier regions, where land values far exceed returns from farming.
There are 104 Indian deportees on the flight and they will be processed separately from regular passengers before boarding buses to their home states, including Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat.
In 2015, India's pollution control board said that the toxic waste would be incinerated in Gujarat but the plan was dropped after protests.
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