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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • A state of north-central India west of New Delhi. Formerly part of East Punjab, Haryana was made a separate state in 1966. Chandigarh is the capital.

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  • proper noun State in northern India which has Chandigarh as its capital.

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Examples

  • The service will be launched in Haryana state on Nov. 25, and across the country in phases after that.

    India Mobile Number Portability from Nov 25 R.Jai Krishna 2010

  • Their jhuggi, just next to the Malibu Towers, is built on a plot of land owned by a Jat -- a member of the predominant, land-owning caste in Haryana, the state of which Gurgaon is a part -- whom they call Pehelvan ( "wrestler") and pay 600 Rupees a month for the right to live there illegally.

    Parvez Sharma: Delhi's Servant Crisis and the Commonweath Games Parvez Sharma 2010

  • Maruti has two factories in Haryana, at Gurgaon and Manesar.

    Maruti Expects Sales to Grow 19% This Year Nikhil Gulati 2010

  • Their jhuggi, just next to the Malibu Towers, is built on a plot of land owned by a Jat -- a member of the predominant, land-owning caste in Haryana, the state of which Gurgaon is a part -- whom they call Pehelvan ( "wrestler") and pay 600 Rupees a month for the right to live there illegally.

    Parvez Sharma: Delhi's Servant Crisis and the Commonweath Games Parvez Sharma 2010

  • The new factory will be the third unit at Maruti's complex in Manesar, Haryana, which is about 30 kilometres (18 miles) from New Delhi.

    The Times of India 2010

  • Storage in Haryana, which is just an open storage space with plastic sheets.

    This Is Hell! 2010

  • Storage in Haryana, which is just an open storage space with plastic sheets.

    This Is Hell! 2010

  • Chandigarh: Haryana Government has successfully concluded negotiations with the World Bank for a USD 330 million loan to support one of its power sector projects namely Haryana Power System Development Project which will go a long way in strengthening the transmission and distribution system in the State.

    Daily News & Analysis 2009

  • Chandigarh: Haryana Government has successfully concluded negotiations with the World Bank for a USD 330 million loan to support one of its power sector projects namely Haryana Power System Development Project which will go a long way in strengthening the transmission and distribution system in the State.

    Daily News & Analysis 2009

  • Chandigarh: Haryana Government has successfully concluded negotiations with the World Bank for a USD 330 million loan to support one of its power sector projects namely Haryana Power System Development Project which will go a long way in strengthening the transmission and distribution system in the State.

    Daily News & Analysis 2009

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