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Bi·ha·ri | \ bi-ˈhär-ē 
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\Definition of Bihari
1a : 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
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The first known use of Bihari was in 1878
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