Black Hole of Calcutta

black·ho·leof·calcutta

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noun

1.

a dungeon (20 feet square) in a fort in Calcutta where as many as 146 English prisoners were held overnight by Siraj-ud-daula; the next morning only 23 were still alive

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Black Hole of Calcutta

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Grammar

noun
singular	black hole of calcutta
plural	black hole of calcuttas

Nearby words

black hemlock black henbane black hickory Black Hills black hole black Hollander black horehound black huckleberry black humor black humour

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