Punjab
geographical name
Pun·jab
| \ ˌpən-ˈjäb
, -ˈjab, ˈpən-ˌjäb, -ˌjab\
, -ˈjab, ˈpən-ˌjäb, -ˌjab\
variants:
or Panjab
Definition of Punjab
1
region of the northwestern Indian subcontinent in Pakistan and northwestern India occupying the valleys of the Indus and its five tributaries; formerly a province of British India; capital Lahore
2
or East Punjab
former state of northwestern India in eastern Punjab divided in 1966 into the two states of Punjabi Suba and Haryana
3
or formerly West Punjab
province of northeastern Pakistan bordering on India; capital Lahore
4
or Punjabi Suba \ ˌpən-ˈjä-bē-ˈsü-bə
, -ˈja- \
state of northwestern India formed from the northern part of the former state of Punjab and bordering on Pakistan; capital Chandigarh area 19,448 square miles (50,370 square kilometers), population 24,289,296
, -ˈja- \
state of northwestern India formed from the northern part of the former state of Punjab and bordering on Pakistan; capital Chandigarh area 19,448 square miles (50,370 square kilometers), population 24,289,296
see also punjabi