Bhopal

American

[boh-pahl] / boʊˈpɑl /

noun

a former state in central India: now part of Madhya Pradesh state.
a city in and the capital of Madhya Pradesh state, in central India.

Bhopal British

/ bəʊˈpɑːl /

noun

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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Her family said she met Samarth, a lawyer based in Bhopal, through a dating app in 2024 and the two married in December 2025.

From BBC ● May 21, 2026

He covered war, famine, riots and assassinations, the Bhopal gas tragedy and the Indian army's storming of the Sikh Golden Temple.

From BBC ● Jan. 25, 2026

The Bhopal gas tragedy is the one of the world's largest industrial disasters.

From BBC ● Jan. 2, 2025

She was groomed from a young age to take on the mantle of ruler under the guidance of her grandmother, Sultan Jehan, a strict disciplinarian who was the ruler of Bhopal.

From BBC ● Nov. 23, 2024

The 47th Sikhs, the 9th Bhopal Infantry, and the 20th and 21st Companies of the 1st Sappers and Miners were now ordered to advance.

From The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) From the First Battle of Ypres to the End of the Year 1914 by Parrott, James Edward

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