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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He was the BJP MP from Bikaner in Rajasthan for one term from 2005 to 2009.
From BBC • Nov. 24, 2025
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
The plan was rejuvenation: sleep, eat properly, go to the gym and work at the family’s school in Bikaner, India.
From New York Times • Oct. 3, 2015
He adopted the life of a teacher and went to reside on a sandhill some thirty miles south of Bikaner.
From The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II by Russell, R. V. (Robert Vane)
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