Chota Nagpur

/ ˈtʃəʊtə ˈnɑːɡpʊə /

noun

1. a plateau in E India, mainly in Jharkhand state since 2000: forested, with rich mineral resources and much heavy industry; produces chiefly lac (world's leading supplier), coal (half India's total output), and mica

Example Sentences

Jh�rikhand—the jungle country, Chota Nagpur and the Santhal parganas.

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GANGPUR, a tributary state of Orissa, Bengal, included until 1905 among the Chota Nagpur States.

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The Nairs of Malabar and the Santal of Chota Nagpur are typical representatives.

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Frazer quotes Indian fire-walks, notably that of the Dosadhs, a low Indian caste in Behar and Chota Nagpur.

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In the interval it had been a prey to armed bands from the highlands of Chota Nagpur, with whom the raja was unable to cope, and who practically brought the trade of the Company in the district to a standstill.

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