English Explanatory Dictionary

Bhopal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The state capital of Madhya Pradesh, India.
  2. 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.
noun
  1. A major industrial accident.

Pronunciation

/bəʊˈpɑːl/ /bʱoːˈpaːl/ /bʱoːˈpɑːl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-Bhopal.wav Bhopal.ogg

Word forms

Bhopal Bhopals

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi भोपाल (bhopāl).

Translations

Arabic: بْهُوبَال Bengali: ভোপাল Chinese Mandarin: 博帕爾 /博帕尔 Greek: Μποπάλ Hebrew: בופאל Hindi: भोपाल Japanese: ボーパール Malayalam: ഭോപ്പാൽ Marathi: भोपाळ Odia: ଭୋପାଲ Odia: ଭୋପାଳ Polish: Bhopal Punjabi: ਭੋਪਾਲ Russian: Бхопа́л Telugu: భోపాల్ Urdu: بھوپال
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