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  2. List of Indian state and union territory name etymologies

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    The state of Meghalaya has reputation of having highest rainfall as compared to other states of country. The wettest place in the world Mawsynram, is located in Meghalaya; said feature of the land is reflected in its name. [16] Mizoram (17) Mizoram : Land of the Highlanders: Mi means "people", zo means "hill" and ram means "country". The states ...

  3. Hindi Belt - Wikipedia

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    States and union territories of India by the most spoken language [3] [a]. The Hindi Belt, also known as the Hindi Heartland or the Hindi speaking states, is a linguistic region encompassing parts of northern, central, eastern, and western India where various Northern, Central, Eastern and Western Indo-Aryan languages are spoken, which in a broader sense is termed as Hindi languages, with ...

  4. State (polity) - Wikipedia

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    Fiji Hindi; Français; ... Neuberger offers a slightly different definition of the state with respect to the nation: the state is "a primordial, essential, and ...

  5. Names for India - Wikipedia

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    The term is a verbal noun of the Sanskrit root bhr-, "to bear/to carry", with a literal meaning of to be maintained (of fire). The root bhr is cognate with the English verb to bear and Latin ferō. This term also means "one who is engaged in search for knowledge". Barato, the Esperanto name for India, is also a derivation of Bhārata.

  6. Hindi - Wikipedia

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    Hindi is considered a Sanskritised register [10] of Hindustani, which itself is based primarily on the Khariboli dialect of Delhi and neighbouring areas. [11] [12] [13] It is an official language in nine states and three union territories and an additional official language in three other states.

  7. Bihar - Wikipedia

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    Hindi is the official language of the state and is spoken natively by 25.54% of the total population. [90] At 8.42%, Urdu is the second official language in 15 districts of the state. [ 91 ] However, the majority of the people speak one of the Bihari languages , most of which were classified as dialects of Hindi during the census.

  8. Languages with legal status in India - Wikipedia

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    Communication between states which have Hindi as an official language must be in Hindi, whereas communication between a state where Hindi is an official language and one where it is not Hindi and must be in English, or, in Hindi with an accompanying English translation (unless the receiving state agrees to dispense with the translation). [13]

  9. Hindustan - Wikipedia

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    Alvin J. Johnson's map of Hindostan or British India, 1864. Hindūstān (pronunciation ⓘ) was a historical region, polity, and a name for India, historically used simultaneously for northern Indian subcontinent and the entire subcontinent, used in the modern day to refer to the Republic of India. [1]