Pradesh

"Pradesh" refers to a province or territory in various South Asian languages. It derives from the Sanskrit (pradeśa), meaning "sub-region" or "sub-country". The word was borrowed into other languages to signify "nation" or "country": , prathet , pathet , prâtés ==States of India== The official names of five Indian states and one former state bear the word pradesh: Andhra Pradesh, Land of the Andhras Arunachal Pradesh, Aruna/Arunachal = Land of the Rising Sun or Land of the dawn-lit mountains Himachal Pradesh, Hima/Himachal = Land of the Snow Madhya Pradesh, Central Province, replacing the former Central Provinces and Berar which was later renamed as Madhya Bharat Uttar Pradesh, Northern Province, although not the north-most province; it was formerly the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh which was later renamed as United Provinces Vindhya Pradesh, Land of the Vindhya, former state merged into Madhya Pradesh in 1956

==Provinces of Nepal== thumb|Provinces of Nepal Bagmati Pradesh, land of the Bagmati River Gandaki Pradesh, land of the Gandaki River Karnali Pradesh, land of the Karnali River Koshi Pradesh, land of the Koshi River Lumbini Pradesh, land of the Lumbini pilgrimage Madhesh Pradesh, land of the central region Sudurpashchim Pradesh, land of the far western region