Pradesh

A pradesh refers to a province or territory in various South Asian languages. It is written :
It derives from the Sanskrit "pradeśa", meaning "sub-region" or "sub-country". The same word was borrowed into:
meaning "nation" or "country".
States of India.
There are five Indian states whose official name bears the word "pradesh":
It is also found in the names of three proposed states that are not currently extant:
"see also:" Pradesh Congress Committee
Adjective "Pradeshik".
The adjective form, or equivalent of "provincial" is "pradeshik".