a city in NE India, capital of Bihar state, on the River Ganges: founded in the 5th century bc; university (1917); centre of a rice-growing region. Pop: 1 376 950 (2001)
Patna in American English
(ˈpʌtnə; ˈpætnə)
city in NE India, on the Ganges: capital of Bihar state: pop. 917,000