Bihar and Orissa

[ aw-ris-uh, oh-ris-uh ]

noun

1. a former province of NE India: now divided into the states of Bihar and Odisha (formerly Orissa).

Example Sentences

Supporters say that Mr. Chavan, 66, and a handful of other reform-minded chief ministers in states like Bihar and Orissa offer one of the few hopeful signs during a particularly dark moment for India.

From New York Times

The Burma budget shows a deficit of 1 crore and 90 lakhs, the Punjab, 1 crore and 30 lakhs, Bihar and Orissa, 51 lakhs, Madras, 41 lakhs, the United Provinces, 27 lakhs and the Central Provinces 37 lakhs.

From Project Gutenberg

Proposals for further taxation are under consideration in the Punjab, Bihar and Orissa, the Central Provinces and Assam.

From Project Gutenberg

Earlier this month Home Minister P Chidambaram held a meeting of four Maoist-affected states - West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar and Orissa - in Calcutta.

From BBC

This area, with the exception of Sarangarh, no longer forms part of the Central Provinces, having been transferred to Bengal in 1905, and subsequently to the new Province of Bihar and Orissa.

From Project Gutenberg