Bhopal

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

proper noun

The state capital of Madhya Pradesh, India.

OriginHindi भोपाल →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. The state capital of Madhya Pradesh, India.
  2. broadlyThe 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.
nounBhopal (plural Bhopals)

plural Bhopals

  1. broadlyA major industrial accident.

Origin

  1. Hindiभोपाल
  2. Hindiभोपाल
  3. EnglishBhopal

Borrowed from Hindi भोपाल (bhopāl).

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Translations

Arabic بْهُوبَال
  • بْهُوبَال (bhōbāl)capital of Madhya Pradesh, India
Bengali ভোপাল, ভূপাল
  • ভোপাল (bhōpal)capital of Madhya Pradesh, India
  • ভূপাল (bhupal)capital of Madhya Pradesh, India
Chinese Mandarin 博帕爾 /博帕尔
  • 博帕爾 /博帕尔 (Bópà'ěr)capital of Madhya Pradesh, India
Greek Μποπάλ
  • Μποπάλ (Bopál)capital of Madhya Pradesh, India
Hebrew בופאל
  • בופאל (bopál)capital of Madhya Pradesh, India
Hindi भोपाल
  • भोपाल (bhopāl)capital of Madhya Pradesh, India
Japanese ボーパール
  • ボーパール (Bōpāru)capital of Madhya Pradesh, India
Polish Bhopal
  • Bhopalcapital of Madhya Pradesh, India
Punjabi ਭੋਪਾਲ
  • ਭੋਪਾਲ (bhopāl)capital of Madhya Pradesh, India
Russian Бхопа́л
  • Бхопа́л (Bxopál)capital of Madhya Pradesh, India
Urdu بھوپال
  • بھوپال (bhopāl)capital of Madhya Pradesh, India

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Bhopal

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Cite this entry
APA

Bhopal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bhopal

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“Bhopal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bhopal. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bhopal,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bhopal.

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