Bihari
Americannoun
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a native or inhabitant of Bihar.
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the Indic language of Bihar.
noun
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a member of an Indian people living chiefly in Bihar but also in other parts of NW India and Bangladesh
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the language of this people, comprising a number of highly differentiated dialects, belonging to the Indic branch of the Indo-European family
adjective
Etymology
Origin of Bihari
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
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Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the B.J.P. prime minister at the time, expressed “shame” at the wanton violence.
From New York Times • Jan. 22, 2024
Forty-six percent of married women in Tamil Nadu were employed in the last 12 months, versus 19.2 percent of married Bihari women.
From Washington Post • Apr. 14, 2023
The last Indian prime minister to meet a pope was Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who met John Paul II at the Vatican in 2000.
From Reuters • Oct. 30, 2021
The village accountant looked up his name and found the documents - but he also found a death certificate that showed that Lal Bihari was dead.
From BBC • Aug. 18, 2021
I went to the Banke Bihari, where there was a darshan each day—the curtains were opened for a moment to give a glimpse of the deity, which is a great blessing.
From "Homeless Bird" by Gloria Whelan
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