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'''Pradesh''' refers to a [[province]] or [[state]] in various [[South Asia|South Asian]] languages. It is written प्रदेश in [[Devanagari script]] (used for [[Hindi]], [[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]], [[Marathi language|Marathi]], and [[Nepali language|Nepali]]), প্রদেশ in [[Eastern Nagari script]] (used for [[Assamese language|Assamese]] ''prôdex'', [[Bengali language|Bengali]] ''prodesh'', and [[Bishnupriya Manipuri]]), પ્રદેશ in [[Gujarati script]], ಪ್ರದೇಶ in [[Kannada script]], പ്രദേശ് in [[Malayalam script]], ప్రదేశ్ in [[Telugu script]], பிரதேசம் ''piratecam'' in [[Tamil script]], and پردیش in [[Nasta'liq script]] (used for [[Urdu]]). The same word was borrowed into [[Thai language|Thai]] as ประเทศ ''prathet'' and [[Lao language|Lao]] as ປະເທດ ''pathet'', meaning "nation".
Currently, there are five [[States and territories of India|Indian states]] whose [[official name]] bears the word ''pradesh'':
* [[Arunachal Pradesh]], ''Arunacha'' = ''Land of the Sun'' (i.e., Sunrise)
* [[Andhra Pradesh]], homeland of the Andhras or Telugus
* [[Madhya Pradesh]], Central Province, replacing the former [[Central India Provinces]] which was later renamed as [[Madhya Bharat]]
* [[Himachal Pradesh]], ''Himachal'' = ''Snowy land''
* [[Uttar Pradesh]], Northern Province, although not the north-most province; it was formerly the [[United Provinces of Agra and Oudh]]
The adjective form, or equivalent of ''provincial'' is ''pradeshik''.
==See Also==
*[[Desh]]
*[[Desi]]
*[[-stan]]
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[[Category:country subdivisions]]
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