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Punjab
[ puhn-jahb, puhn-jahb ]
noun
- a former province in NW British India: now divided between India and Pakistan.
- a state in NW India. 47,456 sq. mi. (122,911 sq. km). : Chandigarh.
- a province in NE Pakistan. 19,445 sq. mi. (50,362 sq. km). : Lahore.
Punjab
/ pʌnˈdʒɑːb; ˈpʌndʒɑːb /
noun
- (formerly) a province in NW British India: divided between India and Pakistan in 1947
- a state of NW India: reorganized in 1966 as a Punjabi-speaking state, a large part forming the new state of Haryana; mainly agricultural. Capital: Chandigarh. Pop: 24 289 296 (2001). Area: 50 255 sq km (19 403 sq miles)
- a province of W Pakistan: created in 1947. Capital: Lahore. Pop: 82 710 000 (2003 est). Area: 205 344 sq km (127 595 sq miles)
Word History and Origins
Origin of Punjab1
Example Sentences
The governor of Punjab province, a Muslim man, called publicly for leniency for her.
As a reporter for a newspaper in Punjab, she covered dozens of cases of acid attacks and domestic violence.
If the flames of separatism in Punjab seemed to be simmering, the secessionist strife in Kashmir was just peaking.
Waris, who was born in Punjab, sports a turban in the arresting ads.
Sikhism is a monotheistic religion that was founded in Punjab, India, in the 15th century.
The Punjab up in arms whole of the Punjab revolted and a holy war was proclaimed against England.
He made himself lord of nearly all the present territory of Afghanistan and of the Punjab.
One day when he was hunting in the Punjab, he saw a mother monkey carrying a little dead baby monkey.
In the Punjab, conditions were at the same time most serious, giving rise to expectations of armed intervention there.
After due deliberation the British government determined to annex the Punjab.
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