Bhopal

//bəʊˈpɑːl// name

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  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.

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"The Bhopal Gas Tragedy, which occurred on the night of December 2, 1984 at the Union Carbide plant in Bhopal, India, was the world's worst industrial catastrophe."

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi भोपाल (bhopāl).

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madhya pradesh

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