a city in NE India, capital of Manipur Territory, on the Manipur River: formerly the seat of the Manipur kings: site of a major Anglo-Indian victory over the Japanese (1944), which was a turning point in the British recovery of Burma (now officially called Myanmar). Pop: 217 275 (2001)
Imphal in American English
(ˈɪmpˌhʌl)
city in NE India: capital of Manipur state: pop. 156,000