Uttar Pradesh
/ˈʊtəɹ pɹəˈdɛʃ/
Uttar Pradesh proper noun: a state in northern India. Capital and largest city: Lucknow.

Proper noun
Uttar Pradesh
- 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
- Synonyms:
- UP
Uttar Pradesh meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
Uttar Pradesh in Hindi
- state in northern India
- उत्तर प्रदेश uttar pradeś, उ॰ प्र॰ u. pra., उत्तरप्रदेश uttarapradeś
Uttar Pradesh in Tamil
- state in northern India
- உத்தரப் பிரதேசம் uttarap piratēcam
Uttar Pradesh in Urdu
- state in northern India
- اتر پردیش uttar pradeś
Uttar Pradesh in Bengali
- state in northern India
- উত্তরপ্রদেশ uttoroprodeś, উত্তর প্রদেশ uttor prodeś
More languagesFewer languages
- Uttar Pradesh in Telugu
- ఉత్తర ప్రదేశ్ uttara pradēś
- Uttar Pradesh in Malayalam
- ഉത്തർ പ്രദേശ് uttaṟ pradēśŭ
- Uttar Pradesh in Kannada
- ಉತ್ತರ ಪ್ರದೇಶ uttara pradēśa
- Uttar Pradesh in Punjabi
- ਉੱਤਰ ਪ੍ਰਦੇਸ਼ uttar prdeś
- Uttar Pradesh in Gujarati
- ઉત્તર પ્રદેશ uttar pradeś
- Uttar Pradesh in Odia
- ଉତ୍ତର ପ୍ରଦେଶ uttara pradeśa
- Uttar Pradesh in Assamese
- উত্তৰ প্ৰদেশ uttor prodex
- Uttar Pradesh in Arabic
- أُتَّر بْرَدِيش ʔuttar bradīš
- Uttar Pradesh in Persian
- اوتار پرادش
- Uttar Pradesh in Thai
- อุตตรประเทศ ùt-dtà-rá-bprà-têet
- Dhivehi
- އުއްތަރު ޕްރަދޭޝް uttaru pradēš
Synonyms of Uttar Pradesh
Origin of Uttar Pradesh
Transliteration of Hindi उत्तर प्रदेश (uttar pradeś).
Questions about Uttar Pradesh
- What does Uttar Pradesh mean?
- Uttar Pradesh means a state in northern India. Capital and largest city: Lucknow.
- What is Uttar Pradesh in Hindi?
- Uttar Pradesh in Hindi is उत्तर प्रदेश (uttar pradeś), उ॰ प्र॰ (u. pra.), उत्तरप्रदेश (uttarapradeś). See Uttar Pradesh meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Uttar Pradesh?
- Uttar Pradesh is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Uttar Pradesh?
- Uttar Pradesh is pronounced /ˈʊtəɹ pɹəˈdɛʃ/.
Words near Uttar Pradesh in the dictionary
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