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Ut•tar Pra•desh
Pronunciation: (oot'ur pru-dāsh', -desh'), [key]a state in N India: a former province of British India. 97,380,000; 113,409 sq. mi. (293,730 sq. km).
Cap.: Lucknow. Formerly,
United Provinces. Former official name,
United Provinces of Agra and Oudh. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.