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Calcutta
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
Calcutta
(proper noun)
Calcutta
/kæl
ˈ
kʌtə/
proper noun
or
Kolkata
/koʊl
ˈ
kɑːtɑ/
Calcutta
/kæl
ˈ
kʌtə/
proper noun
or
Kolkata
/koʊl
ˈ
kɑːtɑ/
Britannica Dictionary definition of CALCUTTA
:
city in India
— Calcuttan
/kæl
ˈ
kətn̩/
adjective or noun
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