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You can go and see the Katihar railway station. This is the most beautiful station in Bihar, even better than the Patna junction.
Tariq Anwar

Meaning of "Patna" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PATNA

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PATNA

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determiner
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Patna is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PATNA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Patna

Patna

Patna /ˈpʌtnə/ ( Hindi pronunciation (help·info)) is the capital and largest city of the state of Bihar in India. Patna also serves as seat of Patna High Court. The second largest city in eastern India, had an estimated population of 1,683,200 in 2011, making it the 19th largest city in India. It's Urban-agglomeration is 18th largest in India with over 2 million people. One of the oldest continuously inhabited places in the world. Patna was founded in 490 BCE by the king of Magadha. Ancient Patna, known as Pataliputra, was the capital of the Magadha Empire under the Haryanka, Nanda, Mauryan, Sunga, Gupta and Pala. Pataliputra was a seat of learning and fine arts. Its population during the Maurya period (around 300 BCE) was about 400,000. The modern city of Patna is situated on the southern bank of the Ganges. The city also straddles the rivers Sone, Gandak and Punpun. The city is approximately 35 km long and 16 km to 18 km wide. In June 2009, the World Bank ranked Patna second in India (after Delhi) for ease of starting a business. As of 2010-2011, Patna had the highest per capita gross district domestic product in Bihar, at 57,843.

Definition of Patna in the English dictionary

The definition of Patna in the dictionary is a city in NE India, capital of Bihar state, on the River Ganges: founded in the 5th century bc; university ; centre of a rice-growing region. Pop: 1 376 950.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PATNA


Aetna
ˈɛtnə
Castner
ˈkæstnə
centner
ˈsɛntnə
copartner
kəʊˈpɑːtnə
Costner
ˈkɒstnə
Etna
ˈɛtnə
Kistna
ˈkɪstnə
partner
ˈpɑːtnə
vintner
ˈvɪntnə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PATNA

Patinir
patinize
patio
patio doors
patio furniture
patisserie
patissier
patly
Patmore
Patmos
Patna rice
patness
patois
Paton
patonce
patootie
Patras

WORDS THAT END LIKE PATNA

ana
anna
arena
Argentina
Arizona
Barcelona
Carolina
china
Dana
Diana
Donna
fitna
Ghana
gonna
Helena
Indiana
Latina
Luna
marina
Mount Etna

Synonyms and antonyms of Patna in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Patna» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PATNA

Find out the translation of Patna to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Patna from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Patna» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

巴特那
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Patna
570 millions of speakers

English

Patna
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पटना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

باتنا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Патна
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Patna
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পাটনা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Patna
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Patna
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Patna
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

パトナ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

파트 나
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Patna
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Patna
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பாட்னா
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पाटणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Patna
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Patna
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Patna
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Патна
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Patna
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Πάτνα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Patna
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Patna
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Patna
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Patna

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PATNA»

The term «Patna» is very widely used and occupies the 20.354 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PATNA» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Patna

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QUOTES WITH «PATNA»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Patna.
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Tariq Anwar
You can go and see the Katihar railway station. This is the most beautiful station in Bihar, even better than the Patna junction.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PATNA»

Discover the use of Patna in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Patna and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Patna Roughcut
Sensitive, Iaconic, Fool For Love Ritwik, Apprentice Writer And Biographer Of Urban Affliction, Steers This Novel From The Coal Badlands Of Undivided Bihar, To Patrician Patna Colonies And Delhi University Campuses.
Siddharth Chowdhury, 2005
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Encyclopaedic Survey of Bihar
Location- Bihar Legislature Library, Patna. 821. Patna Museum Annual Report of the Managing Committee of the Patna Museum for the Years 1942-43 to 1951-52 . Patna: Superintendent, Govt. Printing Press, 1954, 231 p. Contents -It is an ...
Syed Fazal-e-Rab, 1992
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Handbook of Universities
Patna University is the 7th oldest University of the Indian subcontinent, which was established in the year 1917 to cater to the growing needs of higher education of Bihar, Orissa and Nepal. The history of this University is closely linked with the ...
‎2006
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The Patna crisis; or, Three months at Patna: during the ...
body had gone to Patna, but the Regiment then only numbered 650 bayonets, the General might have been unable or unwilling to spare an effective detachment, unless the whole of the mutineers had evacuated Dina- pore, and a single hour ...
William Tayler, 1858
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Opium, Empire and the Global Political Economy: A Study of ...
I was ultimately drawn to this literature, because I wondered why Conrad chose the name Patna, and I wanted to see what the experts had to say on the subject of the Patna. As a historian of nineteenth-century Asia, I had my own ideas about  ...
Carl Trocki, 2012
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The Impact of Urbanization on Land Use in the Rural-urban ...
9, 1968, pp. 154-166. GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS District Census Handbook of Patna, 1951, 1961 and 1971, Patna : Government of Bihar. District Census Handbook of Muzaffarpur, 1951, 1961 and 1971, Patna : Government of Bihar.
Murli Manohar Prasad Sinha, 1980
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Bengal; police. Report on the police of the Patna division
ANNUAL KEPOET ON THE POLICE OF THE PATNA DIVISION For 1888. No. 272. From t R. P. JENKINS, Esq., Commissioner of the Patna Division, To The SECRETARY to the GOVERNMENT of BENGAL, Dated Patna, the 27th July 1869.
Bengal opium dept, 1861
8
Impact of Hindu Culture on Muslims
AREA OF STUDY For studying cultural impact, two important cities of Bihar have been selected. These are Patna (capital of Bihar) and Ranch! (one of the largest industrial cities of Bihar). Patna is located on the bank of Ganga and it is a district  ...
Mohsen Saeidi Madani, 1993
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Groundwater Management - An Application
Groundwater Regime 5.1 Introduction Groundwater resource studies for the state of Bihar indicated that the entire North Bihar along with a major portion of Patna district is suitable for large scale groundwater extraction (Roy and Sinha, 1968).
M.K. Maitra And N.C. Ghose, M. K. Maitra, 2008
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Intra Urban Market Geography: A Case Study of Patna
Patna was a common meeting point of European Trading Companies — British, Dutch, Dane and French since the seventeenth century. In 1657 a permanent factory was established at Patna. In this respect the English imitated the Dutch ...
Abdus Sami, 1980

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PATNA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Patna is used in the context of the following news items.
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Watch Pro Kabaddi League 2015 Live: Jaipur Pink Panthers vs …
Two teams languishing at the bottom of the second edition of the Pro Kabaddi League 2015 – Jaipur Pink Panthers and Patna Pirates – are set ... «International Business Times, India Edition, Jul 15»
2
Our Patna, their Patna: A story of two distant cousins
PATNA: Few in Bihar's Patna or anywhere else in India know there's another Patna, 11,000km away from Bihar's capital, in the East Ayrshire ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
3
New AC superfast train between Patna and Mumbai
The inaugural service was flagged off from Patna on Saturday morning. The train will arrive Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, Mumbai at 1.35 pm ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
4
PM salutes state farmers, calls for 4-fold revolution | Patna NYOOOZ
Patna: PM Narendra Modi (NaMo) on Saturday saluted the farmers of Bihar, saying the Pusa Institute in Delhi, a premier institution for ... «NYOOOZ, Jul 15»
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PMC presents 'clean Patna' image before PM
PATNA: Civic body employees worked hard for days ahead of Narendra Modi's visit on Saturday to paint Patna clean for the Prime Minister. «Times of India, Jul 15»
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Modi Arrives in Patna to Kick-Start Poll Campaign, Inaugurates IIT …
PATNA: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a day-long visit to Bihar, on Saturday inaugurated the new IIT campus here. He launched ... «The New Indian Express, Jul 15»
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Drive Patna over, keep it going for your safety
PATNA: All good things come to an end. So did `Drive Patna`, the traffic awareness campaign launched on July 2 by The Times of India, ... «NYOOOZ, Jul 15»
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Patna schools to remain closed for three days | Patna NYOOOZ
PATNA: City schools will remain closed for the next three days keeping in view Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi`s visit on Saturday and the ... «NYOOOZ, Jul 15»
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Patna College students clash, cops arrest 16 | Patna NYOOOZ
PATNA: The boarders of two Patna College hostels clashed on the college campus on Thursday, following which the Patna police registered ... «NYOOOZ, Jul 15»
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Patna hits the front page...in India
Mr Bell, who represents Doon Valley, is accustomed to matters concerning Dalmellington and Patna as part of his workload but not getting calls ... «Cumnock Chronicle, Jul 15»

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