Uttar Pradesh [ˈʊtə ˈprɑːdɛʃ]
n
(Placename) 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 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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| Noun | 1. |  Uttar Pradesh - a state in northern India Bharat, India, Republic of India - a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947 |
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