Etymology

Purvanchal

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Today it means: A region of Uttar Pradesh, India. Full definition →

Hindi पूर्वांचल
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The story

  1. Hindi · borrowed fromपूर्वांचल“the eastern region”
  2. English todayPurvanchal

Borrowed from Hindi पूर्वांचल (pūrvāñcal, “the eastern region”).

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