Calcutta
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Cal·cut·ta
(kăl-kŭt′ə) See Kolkata.
Calcutta
(kælˈkʌtə)n
(Placename) the former official name (still widely used) of Kolkata
Cal•cut•ta
(kælˈkʌt ə)n.
the capital of West Bengal state, in E India, on the Hooghly River: former capital of British India. 9,166,000.
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| Noun | 1. |  Calcutta - the largest city in India and one of the largest cities in the world; located in eastern India; suffers from poverty and overcrowdingBharat, 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 |