Howrah

H4O1W4R1A1H4
/ˈhaʊɹə/

proper noun

A large city and municipality of West Bengal; a suburb of Kolkata; the headquarters of Howrah district, West Bengal, India.

Similar
Haora
OriginBengali হাওড়া →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A large city and municipality of West Bengal; a suburb of Kolkata; the headquarters of Howrah district, West Bengal, India.

    Synonyms: Haora

  2. A district of West Bengal, India.
  3. A suburb of the City of Clarence, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA large city and municipality of West Bengal; a suburb of Kolkata; the headquarters of Howrah district, West Bengal, India.

Similar
Haora

Origin

  1. Bengaliহাওড়া
  2. EnglishHowrah

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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Translations

Bengali হাওড়া
  • হাওড়া (haōṛa)city in India
Chinese Mandarin 豪拉
  • 豪拉 (Háolā)city in India
Hindi हावड़ा
  • हावड़ा (hāvṛā)city in India
Japanese ハウラー
  • ハウラー (Haurā)city in India
Korean 하우라
  • 하우라 (haura)city in India
Portuguese Haora
  • Haoracity in India
Russian Ховрах, Хаура
  • Ховрах (Xovrax)city in India
  • Хаура (Xaura)city in India
Cite this entry
APA

Howrah. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Howrah

MLA

“Howrah.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Howrah. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Howrah,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Howrah.

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