{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}} {{Short description|Province or territory in various languages}}"'''Pradesh'''" refers to a province or territory in various South Asian languages. It derives from the Sanskrit {{lang|sa|प्रदेश}} (''pradeśa''), meaning "sub-region" or "sub-country". The word was borrowed into other languages to signify "nation" or "country": * {{Langx|th|ประเทศ}}, ''prathet'' * {{Langx|lo|ປະເທດ}}, ''pathet'' * {{Langx|km|ប្រទេស}}, ''prâtés'' ==States of India== The official names of five Indian states and one former state bear the word ''pradesh'': * Andhra Pradesh, Land of the Andhras<ref>{{Cite news |last=IVNP |first=Prasad |date=17 November 2023 |title=Neolithic-age rock art, burial chambers discovered in Prakasam |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2023/Nov/17/neolithic-age-rock-art-burial-chambers-discovered-in-prakasam-2633669.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240721121055/https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2023/Nov/17/neolithic-age-rock-art-burial-chambers-discovered-in-prakasam-2633669.html |archive-date=21 July 2024 |access-date=21 July 2024 |work=The New Indian Express}}</ref> * Arunachal Pradesh, ''Aruna/Arunachal'' = ''Land of the Rising Sun'' or ''Land of the dawn-lit mountains'' * Himachal Pradesh, ''Hima/Himachal'' = ''Land of the Snow'' * Madhya Pradesh, Central Province, replacing the former Central Provinces and Berar which was later renamed as Madhya Bharat * Uttar Pradesh, Northern Province, although not the north-most province; it was formerly the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh which was later renamed as United Provinces * Vindhya Pradesh, ''Land of the Vindhya'', former state merged into Madhya Pradesh in 1956
==Provinces of Nepal== thumb|Provinces of Nepal * Bagmati Pradesh, land of the Bagmati River<ref>{{Cite web |title=प्रदेश ३ को नाम बाग्मती |trans-title=Province No. 3 named as Bagmati |url=https://ekantipur.com/news/2020/01/12/15788111831798552.html |access-date=2020-01-12 |website=ekantipur.com |language=ne}}</ref> * Gandaki Pradesh, land of the Gandaki River * Karnali Pradesh, land of the Karnali River * Koshi Pradesh, land of the Koshi River * Lumbini Pradesh, land of the Lumbini pilgrimage * Madhesh Pradesh, land of the central region * Sudurpashchim Pradesh, land of the far western region
==See also== * Desh (disambiguation) * Desi * -stan * Parish * Pradesh Congress Committee * Pradeshiya Sabha
== References == <references /> Category:Types of administrative division
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