Bhopal

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Bhopal

/bəʊˈpɑːl/ US
/bʱoːˈpaːl/ India
/bʱoːˈpɑːl/ India

Rhymes with -ɑːl

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Hindi भोपाल (bhopāl).

proper noun

The state capital of Madhya Pradesh, India.
broadly 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.

noun Bhopals

broadly A major industrial accident.

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name capital of Madhya Pradesh, India

日本語	ボーパール Bōpāru
中文	博帕爾 /博帕尔 Bópà'ěr
हिन्दी	भोपाल bhopāl
Ελληνικά	Μποπάλ Bopál
Русский	Бхопа́л Bxopál
العربية	بْهُوبَال bhōbāl
עברית	בופאל bopál

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@misc{bhopal_2026,
  title = {Bhopal},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bhopal},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}