Punjab Syllabification: (Pun·jab)Pronunciation: /ˈpənˌjäb, pənˈjäb/ (also the Punjab)Definition of Punjab a region of northwestern India and Pakistan, a wide, fertile plain traversed by the Indus River and the five tributaries that gave the region its name. a province of Pakistan; capital, Lahore. a state of India; capital, Chandigarh. Origin:from Hindi panj 'five' + āb 'waters'Punjab in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Punjab in the British & World English dictionary
