| 1. | former name of Uttar Pradesh. |
| 2. | History/Historical. the seven northern provinces in the Low Countries that declared their independence from Spain in 1581 and laid the foundation for the establishment of the Netherlands. |
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t-er pruh-deysh, -desh] 
| a state in N India: a former province of British India. 97,380,000; 113,409 sq. mi. (293,730 sq. km). Capital: Lucknow. |