Name and Meaning of States

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Andhra Pradesh :- Land of Andhras

Assam :- Unequalled, Peerless or Uneven

Bihar :- From Vihara (Buddhist Monastery)

Chattisgrah :- Thirty-six forts

Gujarath :- Land of the 'Gurjars'

Harayana :- Abode of God

Himachal Pradesh :- Land of the snow clad mountains

Jammu and Kashmir :- Land desiccated by water From Sanskrit Ka (Water) and Shimeera (to desiccate)

Jharkhand :- Land of Jhari Jhari means short bushes

Karnataka :- Lofty Land

Kerala :- Land of the coconut trees

Madhya Pradeh :- Middle Province

Maharashtra :- Great State

Manipur :- Jeweled Land

Mizoram :- Land of the highlanders; 'Mi' means people and 'zo' means highlander

Meghalaya :- The abode of clouds

Nagaland :- Land of the Nagas

Odisha :- Land of Oriyas

Punjab :- Land of five Rivers

Sikkim :- New Palace

Rajasthan :- Land of Kings

Tamil Nadu :- Tamil country

Uttar Pradesh :- Northern Province

West Bengal :- Land of the Bengalis