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Calcutta

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Cal·cut·ta  (kl-kt)
A city of eastern India on the Hugli River in the Ganges delta. Founded c. 1690 as a British East India Company trading post, it was the capital of British India from 1833-1912. The chief port and major industrial center of eastern India, Calcutta is India's second largest city and one of the most populous cities in the world. Population: 4,580,000.
Calcutta [kælˈkʌtə]
n
(Placename) a port in E India, capital of West Bengal state, on the Hooghly River: former capital of the country (1833-1912); major commercial and industrial centre; three universities. Pop.: 4 399 819 (1991) Official name Kolkata
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Noun1.CalcuttaCalcutta - the largest city in India and one of the largest cities in the world; located in eastern India; suffers from poverty and overcrowding
Kolkata
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
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Calcutta [kælˈkʌtə] N → Calcuta f
Calcutta
n (Hist) → Kalkutta nt (Hist) ? Kolkata


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