Patna

[puht-nuh, pat‑, puht-nah]

noun

1. a city in and the capital of Bihar, in NE India, on the Ganges.

Patna

/ ˈpætnə /

noun

1. a city in NE India, capital of Bihar state, on the River Ganges: founded in the 5th century _bc ; university (1917); centre of a rice-growing region. Pop: 1 376 950 (2001)

Example Sentences

While the draft roll was being published, we travelled to Patna and nearby villages to hear what voters think of SIR.

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Last month, a patient at another government hospital in Patna said that a rat bit his toe while he was asleep.

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It referenced a recent report that found that only half of all ventilators in government hospitals were functional and that capital Patna had just one government doctor for 11,541 people.

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So when Vaibhav turned eight, his father decided to take him to Patna city, a three-hour journey away.

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Bottles of country liquor being destroyed on March 31, 2016 on the outskirts of Patna, India.

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