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Bihar

or ·󲹰

[ 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

/ ɪˈɑː /

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)
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The commission said about 500 children are believed to have been served the meal in the city of Mokama in Bihar state, eastern India.

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Born in Samastipur, a small district in India's Bihar, he quickly showed promise.

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He plays first-class cricket for Bihar, a state in eastern India where he grew up, and made his debut aged 12 last January.

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Usha Devi, who was travelling to the eastern state of Bihar for her nephew's wedding, said chaos erupted the moment she reached the platform.

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It's scenes like this that led Bihar to ban booze in 2016.

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