Ba·ha·wal·pur (b?-hä?w?l-po?or?, -hä?w?l-po?or?) A city of east-central Pakistan near the Sutlej River. It was the capital of the princely state of Bahawalpur from the 18th to the 20th century. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.Bahawalpur (?bæh??w?lp?) n (Placename) an industrial city in Pakistan: cotton, soap. Pop: 563 000 (2005 est)Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014Ba?ha?wal?pur (b??h? w?l?p??r, ?b? w?l-) n. a state in E Pakistan. 4,652,000; 32,443 sq. mi. (83,000 sq. km). Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.