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Pun·jab [ pún jb, pun jb ]
1. former province in the northwest of British India, divided in 1947, when the eastern part became the Indian state of Punjab (divided in 1966 into three on linguistic grounds) and the western part became the Pakistan province of Punjab
2. state in northwestern India, bordering the province of Punjab in Pakistan.
Capital: Chandigarh.
Population: 24,289,296 (2001).
Area: 50,362 sq km (19,445 sq mi)
3. province of northeastern Pakistan, bordering the Indian state of Punjab.
Capital: Lahore.
Population: 72,585,000 (1998).
Area: 205,344 sq km (79,284 sq mi) |
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