Imphal

[ imp-huhl ]

noun

1. a city in and the capital of Manipur state, in NE India.

Imphal

/ ɪmˈfɑːl; ˈɪmfəl /

noun

1. a city in NE India, capital of Manipur Territory, on the Manipur River: formerly the seat of the Manipur kings: site of a major Anglo-Indian victory over the Japanese (1944), which was a turning point in the British recovery of Burma (now officially called Myanmar). Pop: 217 275 (2001)

Example Sentences

The youngest of six siblings living in Nongpok Kakching, a village 45 km south of Manipur’s capital Imphal, Mirabai displayed great strength as a kid.

From Quartz

On the evening of May 14, the oxygen crisis reached Imphal, Manipur, where a leading private hospital suspended admission of new patients because it had run out of medical oxygen amid a Covid-19 surge in the state.

From Quartz

The capital is Imphal, which is really an overgrown village; pop.

From Project Gutenberg