noun ranchi a state in NE India, created in 2000 from S Bihar. 28,833 sq. mi. (74,677 sq. km). Capital: Ranchi. 1
noun ranchi an industrial city in E India, between the coal and iron belts of the Chota Nagpur Plateau; the capital of Jharkhand from 2000. Pop: 846 454 (2001) 0
noun ranchi city in S Bihar, NE India: pop. 599,000 0
