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Bhopal

Pronunciation: /bəʊˈpɑːl/
Definition of Bhopal
  • a city in central India, the capital of the state of Madhya Pradesh; population 1,752,200 (est. 2009). In December 1984 leakage of poisonous gas from an American-owned pesticide factory in the city caused the death of about 2,500 people.

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