Used in a Sentence

calcutta

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for calcutta.

Editorial note

Calcutta is Calcutta because Calcuttans live there.

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Definitions3
Parts of speech1

Quick take

Former name of Kolkata: the capital and largest city of West Bengal, India.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of calcutta gathered in one view.

noun

Former name of Kolkata: the capital and largest city of West Bengal, India.

noun

A resort in Suriname.

noun

(pool) A form of auction in which people invest in a player's success

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for calcutta.

noun

Former name of Kolkata: the capital and largest city of West Bengal, India.

noun

A resort in Suriname.

noun

(pool) A form of auction in which people invest in a player's success

Example sentences

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Calcutta is Calcutta because Calcuttans live there.

2

Karma is a bitch and somehow all the hassling of Whitey when he is in Calcutta had to come around.

3

There were no india niggers in the 1980's--they were all in calcutta.

4

I've spent a considerable amount of time in Calcutta -- it has its extreme positives and extreme negatives like many cities.

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Now if it got into the slums of Calcutta we might a bigger problem.

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In a way - note how the regions around the metropolitan cities of Bombay, Madras, Calcutta and New Delhi (using the old names here) are all lightly colored.

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Dubai isn't dense, and Calcutta or Dhaka.

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The reasoning here is that Uber should not only overtake the global (London, Ankara, Beijing, Calcutta and everything in between) taxi market, but grow it.

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'and Bengali speakers' This ignores the fact that Bengali attained its status because of British who ruled India from Calcutta and enabled Bengali hegemony.

Quote examples

1

His parting words: "SF is the Calcutta of the West.

2

Amazing how quickly we get accustomed to a safe and routine life when all it takes is a month in a jungle - or Calcutta for that matter - to re-appreciate how far we have come using reason, stepping beyond what could be classified as "natural".

Proper noun examples

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If he's referring to relative to some hungry orphan on the streets of Calcutta, that's just not relevant.

2

The disease first emerged in the 1800s from Calcutta, India where it had caused disease for centuries.

3

The best hope is that there will soon be a vaccine, preferably before the plague reaches Calcutta, Karachi, Jakarta or Johannesburg.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use calcutta in a sentence?

Calcutta is Calcutta because Calcuttans live there.

What does calcutta mean?

Former name of Kolkata: the capital and largest city of West Bengal, India.

What part of speech is calcutta?

calcutta is commonly used as noun.