opium
/ˈəʊpiəm/noun
उच्चारण ओपिअम
अफ़ीम
Core word
noun
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a powerful drug made from the juice of a type of poppy, used in the past in medicines
अफ़ीम
- the Opium Wars
- Opium was once an important crop in colonial Bihar.
- Opium poppies were grown in several parts of India under strict control.
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- The trade in opium caused serious harm in the nineteenth century.
- Morphine, a strong painkiller, is obtained from opium.
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General knowledge
History: the British forced Indian farmers to grow opium for trade with China, leading to the Opium Wars (1839 to 1860); Karl Marx called religion 'the opium of the people'.
इतिहास में अंग्रेज़ों ने चीन से व्यापार के लिए भारतीय किसानों से अफ़ीम उगवाई, जिससे अफ़ीम युद्ध हुए (1839 से 1860); Karl Marx ने धर्म को 'जनता की अफ़ीम' कहा।