Bombay Time

proper noun

One of the two official time zones established in British India in 1884, set at 4 hours and 51 minutes ahead of Greenwich Mean Time.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. historicaltimeOne of the two official time zones established in British India in 1884, set at 4 hours and 51 minutes ahead of Greenwich Mean Time.
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APA

Bombay Time. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bombay%20Time

MLA

“Bombay Time.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bombay%20Time. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bombay Time,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bombay%20Time.

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