2. Punjab a state in NW India. 20,281,969; 19,445 sq. mi. (50,362 sq. km).
3. Punjab a province in NE Pakistan. 62,060,000; 79,284 sq. mi. (205,330 sq. km).
Definition of 'Punjab'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (noun)Punjab a historical region on northwestern India and northern Pakistan
Definitions of 'Punjab'
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
1. Punjab "five rivers," a province in the extreme NW. of India, watered by the Indus and its four tributaries, Jhelum, Chenab, Ravee, and Sutlej; its frontiers touch Afghanistan and Cashmir. Mountain ranges traverse the N., W., and S; little rain falls; the plains are dry and hot in summer. There is little timber, cow-dung is common fuel; the soil is barren, but under irrigation there are fertile stretches; wheat, indigo, sugar, cotton, tobacco, opium, and tea are largely grown; cotton, silk, lace, iron, and leather are manufactured; indigo, grain, cotton, and manufactured products are exported in exchange for raw material, dyes, horses, and timber. The population is mixed, Sikhs, Jats, and Rajputs predominate; more than a half are Mohammedan, and more than a third Hindu. Lahore is the capital, but Delhi and Amritsar are larger towns. Several railways run through the province. The natives remained loyal throughout the Mutiny of 1857-58, Sikhs and Pathans joining the British troops before Delhi.
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