Pandschab

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pʌnˈd͡ʒaːb]

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• Hyphenation: Pan‧dsch‧ab

Proper noun

das/der Pandschab n or m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Pandschab or des Pandschabs)

1. A geographical region of South Asia, divided (by the Radcliffe Line) between India and Pakistan. Pakistani Punjab includes the (West) Punjab Province and parts of the Islamabad Capital Territory; Indian Punjab includes (East) Punjab State and some other territories.
2. A state in northern India which has union territory Chandigarh as its capital; its biggest city is Ludhiana.
3. A province in Pakistan which has Lahore as its capital.

   Synonyms: Fünfstromland, Punjab

Declension

Declension of Pandschab [sg-only, neuter // masculine, strong]

	singular
	def.	noun
nominative	das, der	Pandschab
genitive	des	Pandschab, Pandschabs
dative	dem	Pandschab
accusative	das, den	Pandschab

Related terms

• Pandschabi
• pandschabisch

Further reading

• “Pandschab” in Duden online