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Bombay

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Bom·bay  (bm-b)
See Mumbai.
Bombay [bɒmˈbeɪ]
n
1. (Placename) a port in W India, capital of Maharashtra state, on the Arabian Sea: ceded by Portugal to England in 1661 and of major importance in British India; commercial and industrial centre, esp for cotton. Pop.: 9 925 891 (1991) Official and Hindi name Mumbai
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Breeds) a breed of black short-haired medium-sized cat
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Noun1.Bombay - a city in western India just off the coast of the Arabian Sea; India's 2nd largest city (after Calcutta); has the only natural deep-water harbor in western India
Mumbai
Bharat, India, Republic of India - a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947
Translations
Bombay [bɒmˈbeɪ]
A. N → Bombay m
B. CPD Bombay duck N (Culin) pescado seco utilizado en la elaboración del curry
Bombay
n (Hist) → Bombay nt (Hist) ? Mumbai


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The ship (barring accidents) will touch at no other port on her way out; and the authorities at Bombay (already communicated with by letter, overland) will be prepared to board the vessel, the moment she enters the harbour.
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Regent street is not unknown to Lascars and Malays; and at Bombay, in the Apollo Green, live Yankees have often scared the natives.
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Only one that we know of,--Major Sholto, of his own regiment, the 34th Bombay Infantry.
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