Main Entry:

Pun·jab

Variant(s):

or Pan·jab \ˌpən-ˈjäb, -ˈjab, ˈpən-ˌ\

Function:

geographical name

1region NW Indian subcontinent in Pakistan & NW India occupying valleys of the Indus & its five tributaries; formerly a province of British India ∗ Lahore2or East Punjab former state NW India in E Punjab divided 1966 into two states of Punjabi Suba & Haryana3or formerly West Punjab province NE Pakistan ∗ Lahore4or Pun·jabi Su·ba \ˌpən-ˈjä-bē-ˈsü-bə, -ˈja-\ state NW India formed from N part of former state of Punjab ∗ Chandigarh area 19,448 square miles (50,370 square kilometers), population 24,289,296