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Kolkata

kol·kata

UK/kɒlˈkɑːtə/ US/kɔːlˈkɑːtə/ uncommon

noun

1.

the largest city in India and one of the largest cities in the world; located in eastern India; suffers from poverty and overcrowding

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Origin

Borrowed from Bengali কলকাতা (kolkata); further etymology disputed. More on the Wikipedia page.

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