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Bihar

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Bi·har  (b-här)
A region of east-central India crossed by the Ganges River. Buddha spent his early days in the area.

Bihar [bɪˈhɑː]
n
(Placename) a state of NE India: consists of part of the Ganges plain; important for rice: lost the S to the new state of Jharkand in 2000. Capital: Patna. Pop.: 82 878 796 (2001). Area: 99 225 sq. km (38 301 sq. miles)
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Noun1.Bihar - a state of northeastern India
Bharat, India, Republic of India - a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947


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Bihar had also placed a demand for a drought relief package worth Rs 23,171 crore after declaring 26 out of 38 districts drought- hit because of deficient monsoon this year.
He also said that over the past few years, states of Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Bihar and Jharkhand have become industrially backward due to Maoist violence.
Bhojpuri is a language spoken in Bihar It is thought that this language is one of the most widely spoken languages outside India after Hindi Bhojpuri is a language spoken in Bihar.
 
 
 
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