"Calcutta" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /kælˈkʌtə/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Calcutta.wav [Southern-England]
Etymology: Anglicization of Bengali কলকাতা (kolkata), which is now rendered Kolkata. Etymology templates: {{der|en|bn|কলকাতা}} Bengali কলকাতা (kolkata), {{m|en|Kolkata}} Kolkata Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Calcutta
  1. Former name of Kolkata, the state capital of West Bengal, India Categories (place): Cities in India, Cities in West Bengal, Places in India, Places in West Bengal Synonyms: Kolkata Translations (former name of Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal): Kolkata (Afrikaans), كَالْكُوتَا (kalkūtā) [feminine] (Arabic), Կալկաթա (Kalkatʿa) (Armenian), কলকাতা (kolkata) (Bengali), Calcuta (Catalan), 加爾各答 (Chinese Mandarin), 加尔各答 (Jiā'ěrgèdá) (Chinese Mandarin), Kolkato (Esperanto), Kalkato (Esperanto), Kalkutta (Finnish), Calcutta [masculine] (French), Kolkata [masculine] (French), Kalkutta [neuter] (German), कोलकाता (kolkātā) (Hindi), Kalkutta (Hungarian), カルカッタ (Karukatta) (Japanese), 캘커타 (Kaelkeota) (Korean), Калку́та (Kalkúta) [feminine] (Macedonian), कलकत्ता (kalkattā) (Marathi), کلکته (kalkate) (Persian), Calcutá [feminine] (Portuguese), Кальку́тта (Kalʹkútta) [feminine] (Russian), Calcuta (Spanish), கொல்கத்தா (kolkattā) (Tamil), కలకత్తా (kalakattā) (Telugu), کلکتہ (Kalkatā) (Urdu)
    Sense id: en-Calcutta-en-name-NnIAu3iW Categories (other): State capitals of India, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 75 25 Disambiguation of 'former name of Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal': 96 4
  2. A resort in Suriname Categories (place): Places in Suriname
    Sense id: en-Calcutta-en-name-onjkkztr

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