Bihari

noun

Bi·​ha·​ri bi-ˈhär-ē 

1

a

: a native or inhabitant of Bihar

b

: a Muslim born in Bihar who emigrated after the partition of India in 1947

also : a descendant of such a person

2

: a group of Indo-Aryan languages (such as Bhojpuri) spoken in Bihar, India, and adjacent areas

Word History

First Known Use

1878, in the meaning defined at sense 1a