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Chan⋅di⋅garh

  [chuhn-di-guhr]
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–noun
a city in and a union territory of India, in the N part: joint capital of Punjab and Haryana states. 450,061.

Pun⋅jab

  [puhn-jahb, puhn-jahb]
–noun
1. a former province in NW British India: now divided between India and Pakistan.
2. a state in NW India. 15,230,000; 47,456 sq. mi. (122,911 sq. km). Capital: Chandigarh.
3. a province in NE Pakistan. 37,374,000; 79,284 sq. mi. (205,330 sq. km). Capital: Lahore.
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Chan·di·garh   (chŭn'dē-gər, chŭn'dĭ-gŭr')   
A city of northern India north of Delhi. It was laid out by a European team of architects led by Le Corbusier. Population: 808,000.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

Punjab 
region on the Indian subcontinent, from Hindi Panjab, from Pers. panj "five" + ab "water." So called for its five rivers.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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