Awadh
A historical region of Uttar Pradesh, India.
Proper noun
- A historical region of Uttar Pradesh, India.
- ‘Lucknow is not a village. It is a city with a thousand years of civilization. It was the capital of the Awadh kingdom.ʼ - 2023, Santanu Bhattacharya, One Small Voice, Fig Tree, page 11:
Origin
Borrowed from Hindi अवध (avadh).