Calcutta
See also: calcutta
English
editEtymology
editAnglicization of Bengali কলকাতা (kolkata), which is now rendered Kolkata.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /kælˈkʌtə/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Proper noun
editCalcutta
- Former name of Kolkata, the state capital of West Bengal, India
- A resort in Suriname
Synonyms
editTranslations
editformer name of Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal
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current name of the city — see Kolkata
French
editEtymology
editBorrowed from English Calcutta, from Bengali কলকাতা (kolkata).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editCalcutta f
- Kolkata, Calcutta (the capital city of West Bengal, India)
- Synonym: Kolkata
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- English terms derived from Bengali
- English 3-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
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- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- en:Cities in West Bengal
- en:Cities in India
- en:State capitals of India
- en:Places in West Bengal
- en:Places in India
- en:Places in Suriname
- French terms borrowed from English
- French terms derived from English
- French terms derived from Bengali
- French 3-syllable words
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- French lemmas
- French proper nouns
- French feminine nouns
- fr:Kolkata
- fr:Cities in West Bengal
- fr:Cities in India
- fr:State capitals of India
- fr:Places in West Bengal
- fr:Places in India