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Patna

[ puht-nuh, pat, puht-nah ]

noun

  1. a city in and the capital of Bihar, in NE India, on the Ganges.


Patna

/ ˈæٲə /

noun

  1. a city in NE India, capital of Bihar state, on the River Ganges: founded in the 5th century bc ; university (1917); centre of a rice-growing region. Pop: 1 376 950 (2001)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Bottles of country liquor being destroyed on March 31, 2016 on the outskirts of Patna, India.

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Sarita Devi migrated to Delhi from Patna city years ago for work.

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“I can’t go back to Patna because I can’t earn money there. And even if I did go, it wouldn’t change much for me,” Ms Devi says.

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A few months ago, I met Kanu, the 57-year-old rebel leader the police accuse of masterminding the jailbreak, in Patna, Bihar’s chaotic capital.

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He was about to reach his destination in Patna when a car overtook him at a busy intersection.

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