Bhopal

English

Etymology

From Hindi भोपाल (bhopāl)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bəʊˈpɑːl/
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(Indian English) IPA^(key): /bʱoːˈpaːl/
Rhymes: -ɑːl

Proper noun

Bhopal

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

Translations

capital of Madhya Pradesh, India

Arabic: بْهُوبَال m (bhōbāl)
Bengali: ভোপাল (bn) (bhōpal)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 博帕爾／博帕尔 (zh) (Bópà'ěr)
Greek: Μποπάλ (el) n (Bopál)
Hebrew: בופאל
Hindi: भोपाल (hi) (bhopāl)
Japanese: ボーパール (Bōpāru)
Marathi: भोपाळ (bhopāḷ)
Punjabi: ਭੋਪਾਲ (bhopāl)
Russian: Бхопа́л m (Bxopál)
Telugu: భోపాల్ (bhōpāl)
Urdu: بهوبال (bhōpāl)

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