Rajasthan
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Ra·ja·sthan
(rä′jə-stän′) A state of northwest India on the border with Pakistan. Formerly composed of numerous princely states mostly under Rajput rule, the region fell to the British in the 1800s, was integrated into independent India after 1947, and gained statehood in 1956. Jaipur is the capital.
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Rajasthan
(ˌrɑːdʒəˈstɑːn)n
(Placename) a state of NW India, bordering on Pakistan: formed in 1958; contains the Thar Desert in the west; now the largest state in India. Capital: Jaipur. Pop: 56 473 122 (2001). Area: 342 239 sq km (132 111 sq miles)
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Ra•ja•sthan
(ˈrɑ dʒəˌstɑn)n.
a state in NW India, bordering on Pakistan. 44,005,990; 132,078 sq. mi. (342,056 sq. km). Cap.: Jaipur.
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