Bhopal

American  

[boh-pahl] / boʊˈpɑl /

noun

1. a former state in central India: now part of Madhya Pradesh state.

2. a city in and the capital of Madhya Pradesh state, in central India.

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Bhopal British  

/ bəʊˈpɑːl /

noun

1. a city in central India, the capital of Madhya Pradesh state and of the former state of Bhopal: site of a poisonous gas leak from a US-owned factory, which killed over 7000 people in 1984 and was implicated in a further 15 000 deaths afterwards. Pop: 1 433 875 (2001)

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Example Sentences

But the death of Twisha Sharma in the central city of Bhopal on 12 May has sparked a huge media frenzy, with the case making headlines every day.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

The court had then dismissed an appeal against a high court ruling that quashed criminal proceedings against Husain in the cities of Bhopal, Indore and Rajkot, condemning the rise of a "new puritanism" in India.

From BBC • Jan. 22, 2025

The waste, transported from the now-defunct Union Carbide factory in the city of Bhopal - site of the 1984 gas tragedy that killed thousands - has sparked fears among locals.

From BBC • Jan. 22, 2025

"The government is making a show of disposing of 337 metric tonnes while ignoring the much bigger problem in Bhopal," said Nityanand Jayaraman, a leading environmentalist.

From BBC • Jan. 22, 2025

Leaving the Nerbad� we now struck off northward toward the Tonsa, intending to pass round by way of Dumoh, Sangor, Bhilsa and Sanchi to Bhopal.

From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 098, February, 1876 by Various