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Punjab

ਪੰਜਾਬ
pun-JAHB

Punjab (ਪੰਜਾਬ) is a Persian-origin word used in Indian English, meaning region of the northwest subcontinent, divided in 1947 between India and Pakistan. In crosswords it is the 6-letter answer PUNJAB (6).

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Meaning & usage

Punjab — literally "five waters", from the five tributaries of the Indus that water the region — is the historical heartland of Punjabi-speaking culture in the northwest of the subcontinent. The 1947 Partition cut Punjab in two: today there is an Indian Punjab (capital Chandigarh, predominantly Sikh) and a Pakistani Punjab (capital Lahore, predominantly Muslim). The region is famous for agriculture, bhangra, gurudwaras and the Wagah border ceremony.

In a sentence

His grandparents came from a village in pre-Partition Punjab.

Common spelling variants

  • Panjab

Punjab is the English spelling used in MG Mini puzzles.

Punjab as a crossword answer

Punjab is a 6-letter answer. A typical clue:

“Region of the northwest subcontinent, divided in 1947 between India and Pakistan” (6)

Category: Geography Origin: Persian Script: Punjabi

Related words

  • Hindustan — Historical Persian-derived name for the Indian subcontinent or for North India.
  • Bhangra — High-energy Punjabi folk dance, also a globally popular music genre.
  • Lassi — Punjabi yoghurt drink, blended sweet or salted and chilled.
  • Bharat — Indigenous Sanskrit name for India, used officially alongside "India".
  • Paneer — Fresh, unaged Indian cheese — the vegetarian protein of the north.
  • Salwar — Loose, pleated trousers worn across South Asia, usually as the bottom half of a salwar-kameez.

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