MAGADHA

Meaning of MAGADHA in English

Pronunciation: ' m ə -g ə -d ə , ' mä-

Function: geographical name

ancient kingdom India including Bihar S of the Ganges

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

MAGADHA — geographical name ancient kingdom India including Bihar S of the Ganges
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MAGADHA — Ancient kingdom, India, situated in present-day Bihar and Jharkhand states, northeastern India. An important kingdom in the 7th century BC, …
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MAGADHA — n. historical kingdom located in northeast India
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MAGADHA — geographical name ancient kingdom India including Bihar S of the Ganges
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MAGADHA — ancient kingdom of India, situated in what is now west-central Bihar state, in northeastern India. It was the nucleus of …
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MAGADHA — n. Ancient kingdom, India, situated in present-day Bihar and Jharkhand states, northeastern India. An important kingdom in the 7th century …
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MAGADHA — Магадха
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PATNA — City (pop., 2001 prelim.: 1,376,950), capital of Bihar state, northeastern India, on the Ganges River . It was founded in …
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NANDA DYNASTY — Family that ruled Magadha, in northern India (с 343–с 321 BC). Legends regarding the low-class origins and ruthless conquests of …
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KOSALA — Ancient kingdom, northern India. Roughly corresponding to the historical region of Oudh , in what is now south-central Uttar Pradesh …
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BUDDHA — orig. Siddhartha Gautama flourished с 6th–4th century, b. Kapilavastu, Shakya republic, Kosala kingdom died Kusinara, Malla republic, Magadha kingdom Indian …
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BIHAR — State (pop., 2001 prelim.: 82,878,796), northeastern India. Bordered by Nepal and West Bengal , Jharkhand , and Uttar Pradesh states, …
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AVANTI — Historic kingdom, northern India. Located on the overland trade routes between northern and southern India, it lay within present-day Madhya …
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MAGADHI — ˈmägədē noun ( -s ) Usage: capitalized : the Prakrit language of Magadha
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ASOKAN COLUMN — əˈs(h)ōkən- noun Usage: usually capitalized A Etymology: Asoka the Great died 232 B.C. king of Magadha, ancient kingdom of India, …
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MAGAHI — [ 'mʌgəhi ] ■ noun a Bihari language spoken in central Bihar and West Bengal. Origin from Hindi Magadhī 'of …
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VRATYA — wandering ascetic, member of either an ethnic group or a sect, located principally in the Magadha (South Bihar) region of …
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UJJAIN — city, western Madhya Pradesh state, central India. It is located just east of the Sipra River. Ujjain, one of seven …
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SOUTHERN BIHAR PLAINS — southern part of the Middle Ganges Plain, Bihar state, eastern India. Bounded by the Chota Nagpur plateau on the south, …
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SAISUNAGA DYNASTY — ancient ruling family in the Indian kingdom of Magadha. The Saisunaga line of kings followed the reigns of Bimbasara and …
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RAJGIR HILLS — physical region, central Bihar state, northeastern India, extending for 40 miles (65 km) in two parallel ridges that enclose a …
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PATNA — ancient Pataliputra capital of Bihar state, northern India. It lies about 290 miles (470 km) northwest of Calcutta. Pataliputra was …
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PALLAVA DYNASTY — early 4th-century to late 9th-century southern Indian line of rulers whose members originated as indigenous subordinates of the Satavahanas in …
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ORIYA LANGUAGE — Indo-Aryan language of the eastern group spoken mainly in the state of Orissa, India. Oriya is one of the 14 …
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NANDED — also spelled Nander, town, east-central Maharashtra state, western India. It lies on the banks of the Godavari River. Its name …
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NANDA DYNASTY — family that ruled Magadha, in northern India, between c. 343 and 321 BC. The Nanda dynasty immediately preceded the dynasty …
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KOSALA — ancient kingdom of northern India, roughly corresponding to the historical region of Oudh, in what is now south-central Uttar Pradesh …
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DEVADATTA — flourished 6th century BC, , India Buddhist monk who sought to reform the sangha (the Buddhist monastic community) by imposing …
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CANDRA GUPTA — also called Maurya (reigned c. 321c. 297 BC), founder of the Maurya dynasty and the first emperor to unify most …
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BUDDHA — flourished 4th century BC, ; b. Kapilavastu, Sakya republic, Kosala kingdom died , Kusinara, Malla republic, Magadha kingdom original name …
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BIHAR — state of India. It is bounded by Nepal on the north and by the states of West Bengal on the …
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AVANTI — kingdom of ancient India, in the territory of present Madhya Pradesh state. The area was for a time part of …
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