Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A native or inhabitant of Bihar.
- noun The Indic language of the Bihari.
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- proper noun A group of Indo-Aryan languages spoken in Bihar and the surrounding states in India.
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- noun the Indic language spoken in Bihar (and by some people in Pakistan and Bangladesh)
Etymologies
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Examples
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Long Queues of Bihari migrants could be easily seen on different PCOs, as bihari migrants were making contacts to their relatives and family members residing in their native state of Bihar.
PunjabNewsline News 2008
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All of us are celebrating his victory and indeed, we are proud that a Bihari is the Prime
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2010
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Our Bollywood actress Neetu Chandra is proud of hailing from Bihar state of India though she doesn't like to be called Bihari by Mumbaiites.
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Heading a JD (U) - BJP coalition government that has completed over four years and credited with providing a semblance of governance after 15 years of RJD rule under Lalu Prasad and his wife Rabri Devi, he claims that he has turned around Bihar and that now it was a matter of pride to call oneself a 'Bihari'.
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Heading a JD (U) - BJP coalition government that has completed over four years and credited with providing a semblance of governance after 15 years of RJD rule under Lalu Prasad and his wife Rabri Devi, he claims that he has turned around Bihar and that now it was a matter of pride to call oneself a 'Bihari'.
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But in the eyes of the rest of India, "Bihari" had come to mean a labourer, a person doing menial jobs.
The Times of India 2010
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The academic success, however, did not do much to rid the word "Bihari" of the scorn it had gathered.
The Times of India 2010
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Heading a JD (U) - BJP coalition government that has completed over four years and credited with providing a semblance of governance after 15 years of RJD rule under Lalu Prasad and his wife Rabri Devi, he claims that he has turned around Bihar and that now it was a matter of pride to call oneself a 'Bihari'.
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But in the eyes of the rest of India, "Bihari" had come to mean a labourer, a person doing menial jobs.
The Times of India 2010
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Heading a JD (U) - BJP coalition government that has completed over four years and credited with providing a semblance of governance after 15 years of RJD rule under Lalu Prasad and his wife Rabri Devi, he claims that he has turned around Bihar and that now it was a matter of pride to call oneself a 'Bihari'.
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