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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • A state of east-central India in the basin of the Ganges River. The Buddha spent his early days in the area, which later (3rd century BC) was the center of the empire of Asoka. Patna is the capital.

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  • proper noun State in eastern India which has Patna as its capital.

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  • noun a state of northeastern India

Etymologies

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From Hindi बिहार (Bihār), from Sanskrit विहार (vihāra, "temple; monastery").

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