Bhopal
Americannoun
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a former state in central India: now part of Madhya Pradesh state.
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a city in and the capital of Madhya Pradesh state, in central India.
noun
Example Sentences
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He covered war, famine, riots and assassinations, the Bhopal gas tragedy and the Indian army's storming of the Sikh Golden Temple.
From BBC
His father had died that previous year, and he looked at the Associated Press’ top stories of that year, like that was the year Bhopal had happened.
From Salon
A government official in Bhopal who didn't want to be named told the BBC that calcium carbide is still widely used to artificially ripen fruit despite a federal ban as it contains traces of poisonous substances.
From BBC
Kavitha Kumar, head of ophthalmology at Hamidia Hospital in Bhopal, says that patients have been coming in with mild, moderate and severe eye injuries.
From BBC
Harinarayanachari Mishra, Police Commissioner of Bhopal, told the BBC that carbide guns are also used in northern India during wedding festivities and by farmers to drive away monkeys.
From BBC
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