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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Cal•cut•ta (kal kut′ə),USA pronunciation n. - Place Namesa seaport in and the capital of West Bengal state, in E India, on the Hooghly River: former capital of British India. 7,031,382.
- Games(sometimes l.c.) Also called Calcut′ta pool′. a form of betting pool for a competition or tournament, as golf or auto racing, in which gamblers bid for participating contestants in an auction, the proceeds from which are put into a pool for distribution, according to a prearranged scale of percentages, to those who selected winners.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Calcutta /kælˈkʌtə/ n - the former official name (still widely used) of Kolkata
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