Punjab or
Panjab is derived from
the
Persian panj-āb,in
which it means "[land of] five rivers".
Punjab in its various forms may refer to:
- Geographical regions
- Punjab region, an area of South
Asia spanning from central Pakistan to north-western India
- Punjab
, the part of
the Punjab which became part of India
- Punjab
, the part of
the Punjab which became part of Pakistan
In
former countries, states and provinces:
In
other:
- Punjab lasso, a weapon made of cat
gut used to strangle people, mentioned in Gaston Leroux's novel
The Phantom of the Opera
- Punjab, a character in the Little Orphan Annie comic strip, and the
musical Annie
See also:
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