Deccan

[ dek-uh n ]

/ ˈdɛk ən /

the entire peninsula of India S of the Narmada River.

a plateau region in S India between the Narmada and Krishna rivers.

Example sentences from the Web for deccan

The goings-on at Deccan Chronicle demonstrate the state of the industry.

Journalists as Advertisers |Justin Green |October 8, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
"No. 1" Section was in action along with two squadrons of Deccan Horse.

Through Palestine with the 20th Machine Gun Squadron |Unknown
A good deal of bloodstone comes from India, where it occurs in the Deccan traps, and is cut and polished at Cambay.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 |Various
He established the Deccan College at Poona, as well as a college for instructing natives in civil engineering.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 |Various

At last, in 1565, it was overwhelmed by a combination of the four Mahommedan principalities of the Deccan.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 3 |Various
The Deccan is divided among three Mahometan kings and some Indian rajahs.

A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume IX. |Robert Kerr

Deccan

/ (ˈdɛkən) /

a plateau in S India, between the Eastern Ghats, the Western Ghats, and the Narmada River

the whole Indian peninsula south of the Narmada River