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

At the time of this visit the Maharajah was the only member of the family in Cooch Behar.

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In 1772 they carried off the Maharajah of Cooch Behar as a prisoner.

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Around us the restful though tame scenery of the little Cooch Behar State.

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The long arcaded front of the Palace of Cooch Behar gleamed in the glow of torches held by hundreds of white-clad natives.

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Table and sideboard shone with massive silver cups won at race-meetings and shows by the horses of the Cooch Behar stable.

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