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Bhopal

/bəʊˈpɑːl/

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India/bʱoːˈpaːl/

Bhopal proper noun: the state capital of Madhya Pradesh, India.

Proper noun

Bhopal

  1. The state capital of Madhya Pradesh, India.
  2. (broadly) The 1984 leak of toxic gas in this city, resulting in thousands of deaths and over half a million injuries.
  3. A district of Madhya Pradesh, India, containing the city of the same name.
  4. A former state in India, containing the city of the same name.

Noun

Bhopal (plural Bhopals)

  1. (broadly) A major industrial accident.

Bhopal meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali

Bhopal in Hindi

capital of Madhya Pradesh, India
भोपाल bhopāl

Bhopal in Marathi

capital of Madhya Pradesh, India
भोपाळ bhopāḷ

Bhopal in Urdu

capital of Madhya Pradesh, India
بھوپال bhopāl

Bhopal in Bengali

capital of Madhya Pradesh, India
ভোপাল bhōpal, ভূপাল bhupal
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Bhopal in Telugu
భోపాల్ bhōpāl
Bhopal in Malayalam
ഭോപ്പാൽ bhōppāl
Bhopal in Punjabi
ਭੋਪਾਲ bhopāl
Bhopal in Odia
ଭୋପାଲ bhopāla, ଭୋପାଳ bhopāḷa
Bhopal in Arabic
بْهُوبَال bhōbāl

Forms of Bhopal

pluralBhopals

Origin of Bhopal

Borrowed from Hindi भोपाल (bhopāl).

Words that rhyme with Bhopal

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Questions about Bhopal

What does Bhopal mean?
Bhopal means the state capital of Madhya Pradesh, India.
What is Bhopal in Hindi?
Bhopal in Hindi is भोपाल (bhopāl). See Bhopal meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Bhopal?
Bhopal can be a proper noun or a noun.
How do you pronounce Bhopal?
Bhopal is pronounced /bəʊˈpɑːl/ (US).

Words near Bhopal in the dictionary

  1. bhoonas
  2. bhoosa
  3. bhoot
  4. bhoots
  5. bhop
  6. Bhopal
  7. bhopped
  8. bhopping
  9. bhops
  10. BHOs
  11. Bhotekoshi

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