Bhopal

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi भोपाल (bhopāl).

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /bəʊˈpɑːl/
  • (India) IPA(key): /bʱoːˈpaːl/, /bʱoːˈpɑːl/
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  • Rhymes: -ɑːl

Proper noun

Bhopal

  1. The state capital of Madhya Pradesh, India.
  2. (by extension) 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.

Translations

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