Patna

[ puht-nuh, pat‐, puht-nah ]

/ ˈpʌt nə, ˈpæt‐, ˈpʌtˈnɑ /

noun

a city in and the capital of Bihar, in NE India, on the Ganges.

Definition for patna (2 of 2)

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 patna

Patna is a long and large town, being formerly a separate kingdom, but is now under subjection to the great Mogor.

A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume VII |Robert Kerr
The last two were probably the surgeons of Cossimbazar and Patna.

Three Frenchmen in Bengal |S.C. Hill
At Dinapore, ten miles west of Patna, three sepoy regiments had mutinied.

India Under British Rule |James Talboys Wheeler
Bathurst stopped for a day at Patna to see Rujub and his daughter.

Rujub, the Juggler |G. A. Henty

A string of servants followed, loaded with his luggage; the Patna cast off and backed away from the wharf.

Lord Jim |Joseph Conrad

British Dictionary definitions for patna (1 of 2)

Patna

/ (ˈpætnə) /

noun

a city in NE India, capital of Bihar state, on the River Ganges: founded in the 5th century bc; university (1917); centre of a rice-growing region. Pop: 1 376 950 (2001)

British Dictionary definitions for patna (2 of 2)

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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