Bihar

or Be·har

[ bih-hahr ]

noun

1. a state in NE India. 38,301 sq. mi. (99,200 sq. km). : Patna.
2. a city in the central part of this state.

Bihar

/ bɪˈhɑː /

noun

1. 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)

Example Sentences

Even fliers have proved to be culprits: last year, a frustrated passenger tried to delay a SpiceJet flight by calling in a bomb hoax alert after missing his check-in at an airport in India's Bihar.

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Born in the eastern state of Bihar, Siddique migrated to Mumbai at the age of five with his father, a watchmaker.

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In the north-eastern Indian state of Bihar, where Mr Shahni lives, 90% of the world's makhana is grown.

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Dr Kumar says that makhana cultivation has helped some farmers cope with more uncertain weather conditions and floods that have hit Bihar in recent years.

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Three of the machines have been incorporated into his manufacturing plant in Madhubani, in the north of Bihar.

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