Definition of punjab Punjab

/pʌnʤɑˈb/ - [punjab] - Pun•jab

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What does punjab mean?

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Noun
punjab - a historical region on northwestern India and northern Pakistan
		bharat, india, republic of india a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947

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punjab
Former province in British India that was divided between India and Pakistan in 1947.
punjab
A state in northwest India.
punjab
The most populous province of Pakistan, situated in the east of the country.

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punjab
An extensive river of Hindostan, situated chiefly in the province of Lahore, but including Moultan, and comprising the country traversed by the “five great waters,” or rivers, of which the Indus is the most westerly, and the Sutlej the most easterly. This region was traversed by Alexander the Great in 327 B.C.; and again by Tamerlane in 1398. The wars with the Sikhs began here on March 29, 1849, when the Punjab was annexed to the British possessions in India.

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British India
Meaning.

The word Punjab is named from the "five rivers" which flow through it: the Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas and Sutlej, all tributaries of the Indus.

Geography.

The Punjab province of British India was a triangular area of country bordered by the Indus and the Sutlej rivers.
India
East Punjab or Doab (Land between Two Rivers) is a state in northern the Republic of India. About 24 million people live there. Its national capital city is Chandigarh. The city is a separate territory, because it is also used be the capital of Haryana. The state is located in the Punjab region. It covers an area of 19,445 sq mi or 50,362 km², including the Ferozpur District and the Pathankot Tehsil which is disputed by Pakistan, it is bigger than Slovakia but smaller than Costa Rica.
Pakistan
Punjab is a province in Pakistan. The capital of Punjab is Lahore. Punjab has a population of 80 million people and an area of 79,284 sq mi or (205,344 km²) in terms of area the provincial region of PUNJAB is greater in area than Kyrgyzstan but smaller than Belarus.

History.

Before 1947 both Pakistan and India were ruled by the British. The Punjab province used to be a part of British Punjab. In 1947 the British province of Punjab was split between Pakistan and India. Today India has a state called Punjab. A bus service was launched in 2006 connecting Lahore in Pakistani Punjab with Amritsar in India. This was the first bus service between the two Punjabs for almost 60 years.