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
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Etymology
Origin of Bikaner
First recorded in 1905–10
Example Sentences
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He was the BJP MP from Bikaner in Rajasthan for one term from 2005 to 2009.
From BBC
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
Last week, we drove through a hot and parched landscape of sand flats, scrubs and wilting trees to reach Jalabsar, a village of 600 homes and 3,000 people in Bikaner in Rajasthan.
From BBC
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
The train was on its way to Gauhati, the capital of Assam state, from Bikaner, a city in Rajasthan state, when the accident occurred in Jalpaiguri district.
From Seattle Times
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