Bikaner

[ bee-kuh-neer, -ner, bik-uh- ]

noun

1. a former Indian state of northwest India: now incorporated into Rajasthan state.
2. a city in northwest Rajasthan.

Bikaner

/ ˈbiːkəˌnɪə /

noun

1. a walled city in NW India, in Rajasthan: capital of the former state of Bikaner, on the edge of the Thar Desert. Pop: 529 007 (2001)

Word History and Origins

Origin of Bikaner¹

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

Sitaram, an animal conservationist in the city of Bikaner in Rajasthan who goes by one name, said that endangered chinkaras — also known as Indian gazelle — are facing a shortage for water.

From Seattle Times

Last week, we drove through a hot and parched landscape of sand flats, scrubs and wilting trees to reach Jalabsar, a village of 600 homes and 3,000 people in Bikaner in Rajasthan.

From BBC

The 30-year-old from the Bikaner city in Rajasthan has been applying for a decade for a low-skilled government job in the state.

From BBC

The train was on its way to Gauhati, the capital of Assam state, from Bikaner, a city in Rajasthan state, when the accident occurred in Jalpaiguri district.

From Seattle Times

While still a toddler, she travelled to India, where her father worked as a railway engineer for the Maharaja of Bikaner.

From BBC