Bikaner

[ bee-kuh-neer, -ner, bik-uh- ]

noun

1. a former Indian state of northwest India: now incorporated into Rajasthan state.
2. a city in northwest Rajasthan.

Bikaner

/ ˈbiːkəˌnɪə /

noun

1. a walled city in NW India, in Rajasthan: capital of the former state of Bikaner, on the edge of the Thar Desert. Pop: 529 007 (2001)

Word History and Origins

Origin of Bikaner¹

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

He adopted the life of a teacher and went to reside on a sandhill some thirty miles south of Bikaner.

From Project Gutenberg

Contingents had been accepted from twelve States, including a camel corps from Bikaner, and most had already embarked.

From Project Gutenberg