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Madhya Pradeshमध्य प्रदेश(Political Subdivision)Indian The name "Madhya Pradesh" translates to "Central Province" in English. It is derived from the Sanskrit words "Madhya" meaning "central" and "Pradesh" meaning "province" or "region." Madhya Pradesh is located in the central part of India, hence the name.
Madrasमद्रास(Settlement)English, Hindi Meaning uncertain, possibly from the name of a fishing village. This is the former name of the Indian city of Chennai.
Maharashtraमहाराष्ट्र(Political Subdivision)Indian The name "Maharashtra" translates to "Great Nation" or "Great State" in English. It is derived from the Sanskrit words "Maha" meaning "great" and "Rashtra" meaning "nation" or "state." Therefore, "Maharashtra" signifies a region of significant importance or prominence.
Manamahمنامہ(Settlement)Arabic, Indonesian, Urdu Arabic and Urdu alternate transcription of Manama as well as the Indonesian form. In Arabic it is usually written with the definite article: منامة (al-Manamah), which is also used in Indonesian.
Mizoram(Region)Mizo The name of the state is derived from "Mizo", the self-described name of the native inhabitants, and "Ram", which in the Mizo language means "land." Thus "Mizo-ram" means "land of the Mizos".
Nasirahناصرہ(Settlement)Arabic, Urdu Arabic and Urdu form of Nazareth. In Arabic it is usually written with the definite article: الناصرة (an-Nasirah).
Perakபேராக்(Political Subdivision)Malay, Tamil, English Means "silver" in Malay, given in reference to the region's abundance of tin. This is the name of a state of Malaysia.
Sindhسندھ(Political Subdivision)Sindhi, Urdu, English Derived from Sanskrit सिन्धु (sindhu) meaning "body of trembling water, river". This is the name of a province of Pakistan.
Suratસુરત(Settlement)Gujarati, English A city in India, derived from Arabic سورة (surah) meaning "surah", the name for the chapters of the Qur'an.... [more]
Sylhetসিলেট(Settlement)Bengali A metropolitan city in northeastern Bangladesh. The city is located on the right bank of the Surma River in northeastern Bengal. Sylhet is one of Bangladesh's most important spiritual and cultural centres... [more]
Tamil Naduतमिल नाडु, ਤਮਿਲ਼ ਨਾਡੂ, تامل ناڈو(Political Subdivision)English, Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu From Tamil தமிழ் நாடு (Tamil Natu) meaning "Tamil country", derived from தமிழ் (tamil) referring to the Tamil people and நாடு (natu) meaning "country"... [more]
Uttar Pradeshउत्तर प्रदेश, اتر پردیش(Political Subdivision)Hindi, Bhojpuri, Urdu, English Means "north province", derived from Sanskrit उत्तर (uttara) meaning "north" and प्रदेश (pradesha) meaning "province". This is the name of a state in northern India, taken from a calque of its former English name, Northern Provinces.
West Bengalপশ্চিমবঙ্গ, مغربی بنگال, पश्चिम बंगाल, ପଶ୍ଚିମବଙ୍ଗ, ਪੱਛਮੀ ਬੰਗਾਲ(Political Subdivision)Indian Meaning “The west part of Bengal”. Bengal is a territory divided between India and Bangladesh.