Bhopal

[ boh-pahl ]

/ boʊˈpɑl /

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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.

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Words nearby Bhopal

Bhisho, bhishti, B.H.L., Bhn, Bhoodan, Bhopal, B horizon, bhp, BHS, BHT, Bhubaneshwar

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How to use Bhopal in a sentence

Rita, who had a persistent cough and labored breathing, came with the girls to her childhood home, three narrow interconnected houses near one of Bhopal’s several lakes where her mother, an elderly widow, still lives.
These twins are 5 years old. They lost both parents to covid-19.|Joanna Slater|June 17, 2021|Washington Post
The proposed project will be spread across an area of 364 hectares in the Buxwaha forests, which is about 225 kilometres northeast of Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh’s capital city.
A proposed diamond mining project in India could lead to the felling of over 200,000 trees|Manish Chandra Mishra|June 10, 2021|Quartz
One such exceptional solution came from Mohammad Javed Khan, a 34-year-old auto-rickshaw driver in Madhya Pradesh’s Bhopal.
India’s ubiquitous auto rickshaws are stepping up as oxygenated ambulances|Niharika Sharma|May 7, 2021|Quartz
The next evening, Singh was surprised when his train made an unscheduled stop at a small railway station near Bhopal.
As 30-Year Anniversary of Mass Killings in India Arrives, Sikhs Find Safety in USA|Simran Jeet Singh|October 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Dost Mohammed Khan appears, indeed, to have been not the only adventurer who bettered his fortunes in Bhopal.
Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. XVII, No. 99, March, 1876|Various
The city of Bhopal, a railway station, had a population in 1901 of 76,561.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 6|Various
It sustained several sieges during the 18th century, and passed alternately into the hands of the Bhopal and Nagpur rulers.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7|Various
Since then Bhopal has been steadily loyal to the British government, and during the Mutiny it rendered good services.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 6|Various
The residence of the political agent and the headquarters of the Bhopal battalion are at Sehore, 20 m. west of Bhopal city.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 6|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Bhopal

Bhopal

/ (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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