Uttar Pradesh

[ oot-er pruh-deysh, -desh ]

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a state in N India: a former province of British India. 93,933 sq. mi. (243,286 sq. km). : Lucknow.

Uttar Pradesh

/ ˈʊtə ˈprɑːdɛʃ /

noun

a state of N India: the most populous state; originated in 1877 with the merging of Agra and Oudh as the United Provinces; augmented by the states of Rampur, Benares, and Tehri-Garhwal in 1949; the N Himalayan region passed to the new state of Uttaranchal (now Uttarakhand) in 2000; now consists mostly of the Upper Ganges plain; agricultural. Capital: Lucknow. Pop: 166 052 859 (2001). Area: 243 350 sq km (93 933 sq miles)

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Months later, 10 newborns were killed in Uttar Pradesh state after a blaze broke out in the neonatal unit of a hospital in Jhansi district.

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Among them was a young couple from Uttar Pradesh.

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The graffiti referred to Narendra Modi, prime minister of India; the historical name for the nation; and a city in western Uttar Pradesh state.

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Satyaprakash Yadav, a migrant worker from Uttar Pradesh who was among those rescued, said the "avalanche hit our container like a landslide", according to a video released by the army.

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The teenager's unusual appearance made him the subject of gossip and ridicule in his neighbourhood in Unnao, Uttar Pradesh.

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