Cooch Behar

[ kooch buh-hahr ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Cooch Behar

/ kuːtʃ bɪˈhɑː /

a former state of NE India: part of West Bengal since 1950
a city in India, in NE West Bengal: capital of the former state of Cooch Behar. Pop: 76 812 (2001)

At the time of this visit the Maharajah was the only member of the family in Cooch Behar.

In 1772 they carried off the Maharajah of Cooch Behar as a prisoner.

Around us the restful though tame scenery of the little Cooch Behar State.

The long arcaded front of the Palace of Cooch Behar gleamed in the glow of torches held by hundreds of white-clad natives.

Table and sideboard shone with massive silver cups won at race-meetings and shows by the horses of the Cooch Behar stable.

April 18, 2024petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr]

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