Meanings
proper noun
alternative Oude · alternative Audh · alternative Oudh
- A historical region of Uttar Pradesh, India.
‘Lucknow is not a village. It is a city with a thousand years of civilization. It was the capital of the Awadh kingdom.ʼ
2023, Santanu Bhattacharya, One Small Voice, Fig Tree, page 11
Origin
- Hindiअवध
- EnglishAwadh
Borrowed from Hindi अवध (avadh).
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Arabic أَوَدْه
- أَوَدْه (ʔawadh)Translations
Hindi अवध
- अवध (avadh)Translations
Persian اوده
- اوده (avadh)Translations
Urdu اَوَدھ
- اَوَدھ (avadh)Translations
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Cite this entry
APA
Awadh. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Awadh
MLA
“Awadh.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Awadh. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Awadh,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Awadh.
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