Deccan
the peninsular portion of India lying between the Bay of Bengal on the east and the Arabian Sea on the west. The word is Hindu, meaning the south, i.e., the southern part of Hindustan.
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the peninsular portion of India lying between the Bay of Bengal on the east and the Arabian Sea on the west. The word is Hindu, meaning the south, i.e., the southern part of Hindustan.