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Bhopal in British English
(bəʊˈpɑːl)
noun
a city in central India, the capital of Madhya Pradesh state and of the former state of Bhopal: site of a poisonous gas leak from a US-owned factory, which killed over 7000 people in 1984 and was implicated in a further 15 000 deaths afterwards. Pop: 1 433 875 (2001)
Bhopal in American English
(boʊˈpɑl)
city in central India: site of a U.S.-owned pesticide plant where a major industrial accident occurred in 1984: pop. 1,063,000
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