Bhubaneswar

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UK/bʊbəˈneɪswə/US/bʊbəˈneɪswɚ/India/bʱʊb(ə)ˈneʃwəɹ/India/bʱʊʋ(ə)ˈneʃwəɹ/

proper noun

A city, the state capital of Odisha, India.

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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Bhubaneshwar · alternative abbreviation BBSR

  1. A city, the state capital of Odisha, India.

    One of the descendants of Major General Stewart took the rock inscription and stone idols of temples of Bhubaneswar from Calcutta to London and auctioned.

    2008, Orissa: An Encyclopaedia of Events, 2 edition, Sankalpa Publications, page 228
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    Sarala Das of the time of Baja Kapilendra Deva, who flourished in the 16th century A.D., sets down Bhubaneswar as the northern limit of Oḍra or Orissa, in his Oriya Mahabharat. Even the poet Dina Kṛṣṇa Das of the 16th century makes Puri alone identical with Orissa.

    1925, B. C. Mazumdar, Orissa In The Making, University of Calcutta, pages 68-69

    The recorded history of Orissa begins practically from Ashoka who renounced war as a state policy on the battle field near about the present Bhubaneswar after he had won the battle.

    1964, Nabin Kumar Sahu, Utkal University History Of Orissa, volume 1, The Utkal University, page 5

    This year’s edition of Ekamra Walks offers visiting delegates and residents an immersive opportunity to experience the essence of Bhubaneswar through curated heritage, cultural, and nature-based trails — blending spirituality, art, ecology, and civic responsibility.

    2025 November 7, Sambad English Bureau, “Bhubaneswar: 9th edition of Ekamra Walks launched; 9 trails to spread ‘Clean Heritage, Green Future’ message”, in Sambad English

Origin

  1. orଭୁବନେଶ୍ୱର
  2. EnglishBhubaneswar

From Odia ଭୁବନେଶ୍ୱର (bhubaneśwara).

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Translations

Bengali ভুবনেশ্বর
  • ভুবনেশ্বর (bhuboneśśor)capital of Odisha, India
Chinese Mandarin 布巴內斯瓦爾 /布巴内斯瓦尔
  • 布巴內斯瓦爾 /布巴内斯瓦尔 (Bùbānèisīwǎ'ěr)capital of Odisha, India
Greek Μπουμπάνεσβαρ
  • Μπουμπάνεσβαρ (Boumpánesvar)capital of Odisha, India
Hebrew בובנשוואר
  • בובנשווארcapital of Odisha, India
Hindi भुवनेश्वर
  • भुवनेश्वर (bhuvneśvar)capital of Odisha, India
Japanese ブヴァネーシュヴァル
  • ブヴァネーシュヴァル (Buvanēshivaru)capital of Odisha, India
Korean 부바네스와르
  • 부바네스와르 (Bubaneseuwareu)capital of Odisha, India
Latvian Bhubanešbara
  • Bhubanešbaracapital of Odisha, India
Lithuanian Bhubanešvaras
  • Bhubanešvarascapital of Odisha, India
Polish Bhubaneśwar, Bhubaneswar
  • Bhubaneśwarcapital of Odisha, India
  • Bhubaneswarcapital of Odisha, India
Portuguese Bhubaneswar
  • Bhubaneswarcapital of Odisha, India
Punjabi ਭੁਬਨੇਸ਼ਵਰ
  • ਭੁਬਨੇਸ਼ਵਰ (bhubneśavar)capital of Odisha, India
Russian Бхубанешва́р
  • Бхубанешва́р (Bxubanešvár)capital of Odisha, India
Tamil புவனேசுவர்
  • புவனேசுவர் (puvaṉēcuvar)capital of Odisha, India
Thai ภุพเนศวร
  • ภุพเนศวรcapital of Odisha, India
Urdu بُھونیشْوَر
  • بُھونیشْوَر (bhūneśvar)capital of Odisha, India
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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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