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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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Police authorities in capital city Patna of India's eastern Bihar state have arrested Sudhanshu Sudhakar, a suspected agent of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).
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