Andhra Pradesh
geographical name
An·dhra Pra·desh ˌän-drə-prə-ˈdāsh 
-ˈdesh
state of southeastern India north of Tamil Nadu bordering on the Bay of Bengal; capital Hyderabad area 61,932 square miles (160,404 square kilometers), population 40,533,541
Note: In 2014 the northwestern part of Andhra Pradesh was split off to form the state of Telangana.