Gujarat

or Gu·je·rat

[ gooj-uh-raht, goo-juh- ]

noun

1. a region in W India, N of the Narmada River.
2. a state in W India, on the Arabian Sea. 75,685 sq. mi. (196,024 sq. km). : Gandhinagar.

Gujarat

/ ˌɡʊdʒəˈrɑːt /

noun

1. a state of W India: formed in 1960 from the N and W parts of the former Bombay State; one of India's most industrialized states. Capital: Gandhinagar. Pop: 50 596 992 (2001). Area: 196 024 sq km (75 268 sq miles)
2. a region of W India, north of the Narmada River: generally includes the areas north of Mumbai city where Gujarati is spoken

Example Sentences

He has thrived despite critics labeling his business empire as crony capitalism, pointing to his close ties with Modi, both as Gujarat's chief minister - where they both hail from - and as India's prime minister.

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The court overturned an earlier interim order, which had instructed Rajasthan and Gujarat to prioritise moving power cables underground in great Indian bustard habitats.

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Once among India’s most wanted, Bishnoi has been in prison since 2015, now held far from his native Punjab state in Gujarat.

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He explains that the Indian diaspora in Canada, once predominantly Punjabi and Sikh, has become more diverse, now including a significant number of Hindus and immigrants from southern India and the western state of Gujarat.

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The gang's leader Lawrence Bishnoi is an accused in several cases and is currently in a high-security prison in Gujarat state.

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