name
Meaning 1
The state capital of Madhya Pradesh, India.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
Bhopal
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Pronunciation
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US: /bəʊˈpɑːl/
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India: /bɦoːˈpaːl/
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India: /bɦoːˈpɑːl/
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name
Meaning 2
The 1984 leak of toxic gas in this city, resulting in thousands of deaths and over half a million injuries.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
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name
Meaning 3
A district of Madhya Pradesh, India, containing the city of the same name.
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name
Meaning 4
A former state in India, containing the city of the same name.
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noun
Meaning 5
A major industrial accident.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
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History
Etymology
Borrowed from Hindi भोपाल (bhopāl).
Across languages
Translations
17 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Arabic: بْهُوبَال (bhōbāl) — capital of Madhya Pradesh, India
- Bengali: ভোপাল (bhōpal) — capital of Madhya Pradesh, India
- Bengali: ভূপাল (bhupal) — capital of Madhya Pradesh, India
- Chinese Mandarin: 博帕爾 /博帕尔 (Bópà'ěr) — capital of Madhya Pradesh, India
- Greek: Μποπάλ (Bopál) — capital of Madhya Pradesh, India
- Hebrew: בופאל (bopál) — capital of Madhya Pradesh, India
- Hindi: भोपाल (bhopāl) — capital of Madhya Pradesh, India
- Japanese: ボーパール (Bōpāru) — capital of Madhya Pradesh, India
- Malayalam: ഭോപ്പാൽ (bhōppāl) — capital of Madhya Pradesh, India
- Marathi: भोपाळ (bhopāḷ) — capital of Madhya Pradesh, India
- Odia: ଭୋପାଲ (bhopāla) — capital of Madhya Pradesh, India
- Odia: ଭୋପାଳ (bhopāḷa) — capital of Madhya Pradesh, India
- Polish: Bhopal — capital of Madhya Pradesh, India
- Punjabi: ਭੋਪਾਲ (bhopāl) — capital of Madhya Pradesh, India
- Russian: Бхопа́л (Bxopál) — capital of Madhya Pradesh, India
- Telugu: భోపాల్ (bhōpāl) — capital of Madhya Pradesh, India
- Urdu: بھوپال (bhopāl) — capital of Madhya Pradesh, India
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