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Bihar

UK/bɪˈhɑː//bɪˈhɑɹ/

Bihar proper noun: a state in eastern India. Capital and largest city: Patna.

bihar: a state in eastern India. Capital and largest city: Patna
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Proper noun

Bihar

  1. A state in eastern India. Capital and largest city: Patna.

Bihar meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

Bihar in Hindi

a state in eastern India
बिहार bihār, विहार vihār, मगध magadh

Bihar in Tamil

a state in eastern India
பீகார் pīkār

Bihar in Marathi

a state in eastern India
बिहार bihār

Bihar in Urdu

a state in eastern India
بہار bihār
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Bihar in Bengali
বিহার bihar
Bihar in Telugu
బీహార్ bīhār
Bihar in Malayalam
ബിഹാർ bihāṟ, വിഹാരം vihāraṁ
Bihar in Kannada
ಬಿಹಾರ bihāra
Bihar in Punjabi
ਬਿਹਾਰ bihār
Bihar in Gujarati
બિહાર bihār
Bihar in Odia
ବିହାର bihāra
Bihar in Sanskrit
विहार vihāra
Bihar in Assamese
বিহাৰ bihar
Bihar in Arabic
بِهَار bihār
Bihar in Thai
พิหาร pí-hǎan
Bihar in Myanmar
ဗီဟာ biha
Dhivehi
ބިހާރު bihāru

Origin of Bihar

From Hindi बिहार (bihār), from Sanskrit विहार (vihāra, “temple; monastery”).

Words formed from Bihar

Words that rhyme with Bihar

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Questions about Bihar

What does Bihar mean?
Bihar means a state in eastern India. Capital and largest city: Patna.
What is Bihar in Hindi?
Bihar in Hindi is बिहार (bihār), विहार (vihār), मगध (magadh). See Bihar meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Bihar?
Bihar is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Bihar?
Bihar is pronounced /bɪˈhɑɹ/ (US).

Words near Bihar in the dictionary

  1. bigwigs
  2. bigyny
  3. bigyrotropic
  4. bih
  5. bihamiltonian
  6. Bihar
  7. Bihari
  8. biharmonic
  9. biharmonical
  10. biharmonics
  11. bihawk

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