Punjab

geographical name

Pun·​jab ˌpən-ˈjäb 

-ˈjab,

ˈpən-ˌjäb,

-ˌjab

variants or Panjab

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

see also punjabi