Cooch Behar

[ kooch buh-hahr ]

noun

1. a former state in NE India; now part of West Bengal.
2. a city in West Bengal, in NE India.

Cooch Behar

/ kuːtʃ bɪˈhɑː /

noun

1. a former state of NE India: part of West Bengal since 1950
2. a city in India, in NE West Bengal: capital of the former state of Cooch Behar. Pop: 76 812 (2001)

Example Sentences

Northern parts of neighbouring West Bengal state have also been affected as water from the Teesta inundated Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Cooch Behar and Jalpaiguri districts.

From BBC

Northern parts of the neighbouring West Bengal state have also been affected as water from Teesta inundated Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Cooch Behar and Jalpaiguri disricts.

From BBC

"In Cooch Behar district in North Bengal there have been at least 25 separate clashes between TMC and BJP workers ever since the results were declared," the official said, declining to be identified as he is not authorised to speak to media.

From Reuters

Security forces caused the majority of the casualties — four killed and four wounded — while trying to control a crowd outside a voting center in Cooch Behar district, said senior police officer Vishal Garg.

From Washington Post

Security forces caused the majority of the casualties — four killed and four wounded — while trying to control a crowd outside a voting center in Cooch Behar district, said senior police officer Vishal Garg.

From Seattle Times