Bihar

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Bihar

/bɪˈhɑɹ/ US
/bɪˈhɑː/ UK

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Where it comes from

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

proper noun

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

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: bengal, orissa, bihari, sharif, location, sailor, cooch, seas, cloister, priory, convent, friary, monastery, abbey, sangharama, wat

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name a state in eastern India

Español	Bihar
한국어	비하르 주 Bihareu ju, 비하르 Bihareu
日本語	ビハール州 Bihāru-shū, ビハール Bihāru
中文	比哈爾邦 /比哈尔邦 Bǐhā'ěr-bāng
हिन्दी	बिहार bihār, विहार vihār, मगध magadh
Português	Bihar
Ελληνικά	Μπιχάρ Bichár
Русский	Биха́р Bixár
العربية	بِهَار bihār
עברית	ביהר

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@misc{bihar_2026,
  title = {Bihar},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bihar},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}