Bhopal

//bəʊˈpɑːl// name

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The state capital of Madhya Pradesh, India.
  2. 2
    The 1984 leak of toxic gas in this city, resulting in thousands of deaths and over half a million injuries. broadly
  3. 3
    A district of Madhya Pradesh, India, containing the city of the same name.
  4. 4
    A former state in India, containing the city of the same name.

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi भोपाल (bhopāl).

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