Uttar Pradesh

/ˈʊtəɹ pɹəˈdɛʃ/

proper noun

A state in northern India. Capital and largest city: Lucknow.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A state in northern India. Capital and largest city: Lucknow.

    The Ganges, especially in its long course through Uttar Pradesh, has been the very heart of India's civilization, nurturing great cities, culture, and learning through the ages.

    1946, Jawaharlal Nehru, “The Ganga”, in The Discovery of India, Signet Press, page 59

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Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA state in northern India. Capital and largest city: Lucknow.

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Origin

Transliteration of Hindi उत्तर प्रदेश (uttar pradeś).

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Translations

Arabic أُتَّر بْرَدِيش
  • أُتَّر بْرَدِيش (ʔuttar bradīš)state in northern India
Bengali উত্তরপ্রদেশ, উত্তর প্রদেশ
  • উত্তরপ্রদেশ (uttoroprodeś)state in northern India
  • উত্তর প্রদেশ (uttor prodeś)state in northern India
Chinese Mandarin 北方邦
  • 北方邦 (Běifāng bāng)state in northern India
Esperanto Utarpradeŝo
  • Utarpradeŝostate in northern India
Finnish Uttar Pradesh
  • Uttar Pradeshstate in northern India
Greek Ούταρ Πραντές, Ούτταρ Πραντές
  • Ούταρ Πραντές (Oútar Prantés)state in northern India
  • Ούτταρ Πραντές (Oúttar Prantés)state in northern India
Hebrew אוטר פראדש
  • אוטר פראדשstate in northern India
Hindi उत्तर प्रदेश, उ॰ प्र॰
  • उत्तर प्रदेश (uttar pradeś)state in northern India
  • उ॰ प्र॰ (u. pra.)state in northern India
  • उत्तरप्रदेश (uttarapradeś)state in northern India
Hungarian Uttar Prades
  • Uttar Pradesstate in northern India
Japanese ウッタル・プラデーシュ
  • ウッタル・プラデーシュ (Uttaru Puradēshu)state in northern India
Korean 우타르프라데시
  • 우타르프라데시 (Utareupeuradesi)state in northern India
Latvian Utarpradēša
  • Utarpradēšastate in northern India
Lithuanian Utar Pradešas
  • Utar Pradešasstate in northern India
Persian اوتار پرادش
  • اوتار پرادشstate in northern India
Polish Uttar Pradesh
  • Uttar Pradeshstate in northern India
Portuguese Uttar Pradesh
  • Uttar Pradeshstate in northern India
Punjabi ਉੱਤਰ ਪ੍ਰਦੇਸ਼
  • ਉੱਤਰ ਪ੍ਰਦੇਸ਼ (uttar prdeś)state in northern India
Russian Утта́р-Праде́ш
  • Утта́р-Праде́ш (Uttár-Pradɛ́š)state in northern India
Tamil உத்தரப் பிரதேசம்
  • உத்தரப் பிரதேசம் (uttarap piratēcam)state in northern India
Thai อุตตรประเทศ
  • อุตตรประเทศ (ùt-dtà-rá-bprà-têet)state in northern India
Urdu اتر پردیش
  • اتر پردیش (uttar pradeś)state in northern India
Cite this entry
APA

Uttar Pradesh. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Uttar%20Pradesh

MLA

“Uttar Pradesh.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Uttar%20Pradesh. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Uttar Pradesh,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Uttar%20Pradesh.

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