Bihar

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US/bɪˈhɑɹ/UK/bɪˈhɑː/

proper noun

A state in eastern India. Capital and largest city: Patna.

OriginHindi बिहार ← Sanskrit विहार →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A state in eastern India. Capital and largest city: Patna.

Origin

  1. Sanskritविहार“temple; monastery”
  2. Hindiबिहार
  3. EnglishBihar

From Hindi बिहार (bihār), from Sanskrit विहार (vihāra, “temple; monastery”).

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Translations

Arabic بِهَار
  • بِهَار (bihār)a state in eastern India
Bengali বিহার
  • বিহার (bihar)a state in eastern India
Bulgarian Биха́р
  • Биха́р (Bihár)a state in eastern India
Catalan Bihar
  • Bihara state in eastern India
Chinese Mandarin 比哈爾邦 /比哈尔邦
  • 比哈爾邦 /比哈尔邦 (Bǐhā'ěr-bāng)a state in eastern India
Esperanto Biharo
  • Biharoa state in eastern India
Finnish Bihar
  • Bihara state in eastern India
Greek Μπιχάρ
  • Μπιχάρ (Bichár)a state in eastern India
Hebrew ביהר
  • ביהרa state in eastern India
Hindi बिहार, विहार
  • बिहार (bihār)a state in eastern India
  • विहार (vihār)a state in eastern India
  • मगध (magadh)a state in eastern India
Hungarian Bihár
  • Bihára state in eastern India
Irish Biohár
  • Biohára state in eastern India
Japanese ビハール州, ビハール
  • ビハール州 (Bihāru-shū)a state in eastern India
  • ビハール (Bihāru)a state in eastern India
Korean 비하르 주, 비하르
  • 비하르 주 (Bihareu ju)a state in eastern India
  • 비하르 (Bihareu)a state in eastern India
Latvian Bihāra
  • Bihāraa state in eastern India
Lithuanian Biharas
  • Biharasa state in eastern India
Polish Bihar
  • Bihara state in eastern India
Portuguese Bihar
  • Bihara state in eastern India
Punjabi ਬਿਹਾਰ
  • ਬਿਹਾਰ (bihār)a state in eastern India
Russian Биха́р
  • Биха́р (Bixár)a state in eastern India
Spanish Bihar
  • Bihara state in eastern India
Tamil பீகார்
  • பீகார் (pīkār)a state in eastern India
Thai พิหาร
  • พิหาร (pí-hǎan)a state in eastern India
Ukrainian Біхар
  • Біхар (Bixar)a state in eastern India
Urdu بہار
  • بہار (bihār)a state in eastern India

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Bihar

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Bihar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bihar

MLA

“Bihar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bihar. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bihar,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bihar.

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