Bikaner
Americannoun
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a former Indian state of northwest India: now incorporated into Rajasthan state.
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a city in northwest Rajasthan.
noun
Etymology
Origin of Bikaner
First recorded in 1905–10
Example Sentences
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The Mughal news reports survive in at least four known collections - in London, Bikaner, Sitamau and Kolkata - though historians suspect others may be in private hands.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
Sitaram, an animal conservationist in the city of Bikaner in Rajasthan who goes by one name, said that endangered chinkaras — also known as Indian gazelle — are facing a shortage for water.
From Seattle Times ● May 28, 2024
The 30-year-old from the Bikaner city in Rajasthan has been applying for a decade for a low-skilled government job in the state.
From BBC ● Feb. 7, 2023
I also enjoyed looking at a series of paintings from the late 17th and early 18th centuries, done in the Rajasthani Bikaner style, particularly one depicting a scene from the Mahabharata epic.
From New York Times ● Dec. 20, 2018
Hissár District.—Hissár is the south-western district of the division and has a long common boundary with Bikaner.
From The Panjab, North-West Frontier Province, and Kashmir by Sir James McCrone Douie
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