Bikaner

American  

[bee-kuh-neer, -ner, bik-uh-] / ˈbi kəˌnɪər, -ˌnɛr, ˈbɪk ə- /

noun

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

2. a city in northwest Rajasthan.

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Bikaner British  

/ 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)

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Etymology

Origin of Bikaner

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

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

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 • Apr. 12, 2023

While still a toddler, she travelled to India, where her father worked as a railway engineer for the Maharaja of Bikaner.

From BBC • Sep. 10, 2020

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

They make pilgrimages to the place where Jhāmbāji is buried to the south of Bikaner; here a tomb and temple have been erected to his memory, and gatherings are held twice a year.

From The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II by Russell, R. V. (Robert Vane)