Bihari
- noun
Examples
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Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee decided not to back the passage of a law that would allow existing diesel vehicles to operate on Delhi streets.
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On both occasions, Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee was the host, and this even-handedness remains the public face of a complex Indian balancing act.
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It was, after all, BJP Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee who first extended an olive branch to Pakistan in 1999.
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Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee authorized a series of nuclear tests beneath the desert sands of Rajasthan.
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In his letter to President Bill Clinton after the tests, Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee states that "the deteriorating security environment, especially the nuclear environment" had compelled India to conduct nuclear tests.
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Islamabad appreciated Putin's call for a bilateral dialogue between New Delhi and Islamabad at a time when Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee refused all contact with the military administration.
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The Bihari languages include Bhojpuri and Maithili, which are widely spoken in Bihar.
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Many people from Bihar speak a variety of Bihari languages, showcasing their cultural heritage.
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Bihari is used to refer to the local dialects that vary across different regions of Bihar.
Synonyms
A group of related languages spoken mainly in Bihar, India, and in parts of Pakistan and Bangladesh
Compounds
A group of related languages spoken mainly in Bihar, India, and in parts of Pakistan and Bangladesh
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bihari comes from the place name Bihar, which in turn comes from the old word vihara meaning 'monastery' because the region had many Buddhist monasteries long ago. So, Bihari refers to the people or the languages 'from Bihar'.