Etymology

Howrah

H4O1W4R1A1H4

Today it means: A large city and municipality of West Bengal; a suburb of Kolkata; the headquarters of Howrah district, West Bengal, India. Full definition →

Bengali হাওড়া
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  1. Bengali · borrowed fromহাওড়া
  2. English todayHowrah

Borrowed from Bengali হাওড়া (haōṛa). The name would later be used for a property in Tasmania, Australia, which in turn inspired the name of the suburb in Hobart.

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