city in NE India, on the Ganges: capital of Bihar state: pop. 917,000
See Patna in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(pŭtˈnə)
A city of northeast India on the Ganges River northwest of Calcutta. It served as Asoka's capital in the 3rd century B.C. and as a Mogul viceregal capital in the 16th century. Population: 1,370,000.