Awadh

English

Alternative forms

• (dated) Oude, Audh, Oudh

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi अवध (avadh).

Proper noun

Awadh

1. A historical region in Uttar Pradesh, India.
   • 2023, Santanu Bhattacharya, One Small Voice, Fig Tree, page 11:

     ‘Lucknow is not a village. It is a city with a thousand years of civilization. It was the capital of the Awadh kingdom.ʼ

Related terms

• Awadhi

Anagrams

• Dhawa, dhawa, dawah