Kasba

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proper noun

A neighbourhood of Kolkata, West Bengal, India.

OriginBengali কসবা ← Arabic قَصَبَة →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A neighbourhood of Kolkata, West Bengal, India.

Origin

  1. Arabicقَصَبَة
  2. Bengaliকসবা
  3. EnglishKasba

Borrowed from Bengali কসবা (kosba), from Arabic قَصَبَة (qaṣaba). Doublet of casbah.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

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

MLA

“Kasba.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kasba. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kasba,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kasba.

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