Pradesh

"Pradesh" refers to a province or territory in various South Asian languages. It derives from the Sanskrit प्रदेश pradeśa, meaning "sub-region" or "sub-country". The word was borrowed into other languages to signify "nation" or "country":
 * ประเทศ prathet,
 * ປະເທດ pathet
 * ប្រទេស prâtés

States of India
The official names of five Indian states bear the word pradesh:
 * Andhra Pradesh, Land of the Andhras
 * Arunachal Pradesh, Aruna/Arunachal = Land of the Rising Sun or Land of the dawn-lit mountains
 * Himachal Pradesh, Hima/Himachal = Land of the Snow
 * Madhya Pradesh, Central Province, replacing the former Central Provinces and Berar which was later renamed as Madhya Bharat
 * Uttar Pradesh, Northern Province, although not the north-most province; it was formerly the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh which was later renamed as United Provinces

It is also found in the names of three proposed states:
 * Harit Pradesh, Green Province, part of a proposed division of Uttar Pradesh
 * Maru Pradesh, Desert Province, part of a proposed division of Rajasthan
 * Vindhya Pradesh, Land of the Vindhya, former state merged into Madhya Pradesh in 1956

Provinces of Nepal

 * Bagmati Pradesh, land of the Bagmati River
 * Gandaki Pradesh, land of the Gandaki River
 * Karnali Pradesh, land of the Karnali River
 * Koshi Pradesh, land of the Koshi River
 * Lumbini Pradesh, land of the Lumbini pilgrimage
 * Madhesh Pradesh, land of the central region
 * Sudurpashchim Pradesh, land of the far western region