Bihar

or Be·har

[ bih-hahr ]

/ bɪˈhɑr /

noun

a state in NE India. 38,301 sq. mi. (99,200 sq. km). Capital: Patna.

a city in the central part of this state.

Example sentences from the Web for bihar

The midday meal was cooked and served to the kids at a school near Chapra, in the northern state of Bihar.

India’s Most Dangerous Meal: The Poisoned-Lunch Disaster |Dilip D’Souza |July 18, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
He left his home in distant Bihar when he was harassed and beaten by thugs.

Shooting Slumdog on the Gritty Streets of Mumbai |Amitava Kumar |November 24, 2008 |DAILY BEAST
The Foncza cave, in the county of Bihar, has also yielded fossils.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 |Various
In Bihar, I heard that a magistrate actually sent hawkers to sell foreign cloth.

The Wheel of Fortune |Mahatma Gandhi

Lock, who had been an indigo planter in Bihar, went down with peritonitis very shortly afterwards.

A Kut Prisoner |H. C. W. Bishop
In Bihar from the eighth century onwards the influence of Tantrism was powerful and disastrous.

Hinduism And Buddhism, Volume II. (of 3) |Charles Eliot
This town in Bihar, about two hundred miles from Calcutta, is blessed with one of the most healthful climates in India.

Autobiography of a YOGI |Paramhansa Yogananda

British Dictionary definitions for bihar

Bihar

/ (bɪˈhɑː) /

noun

a state of NE India: consists of part of the Ganges plain; important for rice: lost the S to the new state of Jharkhand in 2000. Capital: Patna. Pop: 82 878 796 (2001). Area: 99 225 sq km (38 301 sq miles)

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Bihar

or Be·har

noun

Example sentences from the Web for bihar

British Dictionary definitions for bihar

noun