Calcutta
US'kæl'kʌtə
معنی فارسی
بندر کلکته
معنی کامل و مثالها
/kal kut´ǝ/
● بندر کلکته (در شمال خاوری هندوستان و پایتخت ایالت بنگال باختری)
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
Derived from the name of the goddess Kali and the Bengali word 'tôr' meaning 'enclosure'.
مثال
- Calcutta was the capital of British India until 1911.
- I visited Calcutta last year and was amazed by its rich history.
- The Howrah Bridge is an iconic landmark in Calcutta.
تعریف انگلیسی
noun
- the largest city in India and one of the largest cities in the world; located in eastern India; suffers from poverty and overcrowding