Kolkata

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UK/kɒlˈkɑːtə/UK/kɔːlˈkɑːtə/US/kolˈkɑtə/

proper noun

The capital city of West Bengal, India, formerly known in English as Calcutta.

Similar
Calcutta
OriginBengali কলকাতা →
Less commonScrabble 15
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. The capital city of West Bengal, India, formerly known in English as Calcutta.

    Synonyms: Calcutta

  2. A district of West Bengal, India.

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounThe capital city of West Bengal, India, formerly known in English as Calcutta.

Similar
Calcutta
Also see
calcutta

Origin

  1. Bengaliকলকাতা
  2. EnglishKolkata

Borrowed from Bengali কলকাতা (kolkata); further etymology disputed. More on the Wikipedia page.

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Translations

Arabic كَالْكُوتَا, كَلْكَتَا
  • كَالْكُوتَا (kalkūtā)city — see also Calcutta
  • كَلْكَتَا (kalkatā)city — see also Calcutta
Bengali কলকাতা, কলিকাতা
  • কলকাতা (kolkata)city — see also Calcutta
  • কলিকাতা (kolikata)city — see also Calcutta
  • কোলকাতা (kōlkata)city — see also Calcutta
Bulgarian Колка́та, Калку́та
  • Колка́та (Kolkáta)city — see also Calcutta
  • Калку́та (Kalkúta)city — see also Calcutta
Chinese Mandarin 加爾各答 /加尔各答
  • 加爾各答 /加尔各答 (Jiā'ěrgèdá)city — see also Calcutta
Czech Kalkata
  • Kalkatacity — see also Calcutta
Dutch Calcutta
  • Calcuttacity — see also Calcutta
Esperanto Kolkato, Kalkato
  • Kolkatocity — see also Calcutta
  • Kalkatocity — see also Calcutta
Finnish Kolkata
  • Kolkatacity — see also Calcutta
German Kalkutta
  • Kalkuttacity — see also Calcutta
Greek Καλκούτα
  • Καλκούτα (Kalkoúta)city — see also Calcutta
Hindi कोलकाता, कलकत्ता
  • कोलकाता (kolkātā)city — see also Calcutta
  • कलकत्ता (kalkattā)city — see also Calcutta
Irish Calcúta
  • Calcútacity — see also Calcutta
Italian Calcutta
  • Calcuttacity — see also Calcutta
Japanese カルカッタ, コルカタ
  • カルカッタ (Karukatta)city — see also Calcutta
  • コルカタ (Korukata)city — see also Calcutta
Korean 캘커타, 콜카타
  • 캘커타 (Kaelkeota)city — see also Calcutta
  • 콜카타 (Kolkata)city — see also Calcutta
Persian کلکته
  • کلکته (kalkatta)city — see also Calcutta
Portuguese Calcutá
  • Calcutácity — see also Calcutta
Punjabi ਕੋਲਕਾਤਾ
  • ਕੋਲਕਾਤਾ (kolkātā)city — see also Calcutta
Russian Кальку́тта, Ко́лката
  • Кальку́тта (Kalʹkútta)city — see also Calcutta
  • Ко́лката (Kólkata)city — see also Calcutta
Spanish Calcuta
  • Calcutacity — see also Calcutta
Tamil கொல்கத்தா
  • கொல்கத்தா (kolkattā)city — see also Calcutta
Turkish Kalküta
  • Kalkütacity — see also Calcutta
Urdu کلکتہ, کولکاتا
  • کلکتہ (kalkattā)city — see also Calcutta
  • کولکاتا (kolkātā)city — see also Calcutta
Cite this entry
APA

Kolkata. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kolkata

MLA

“Kolkata.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kolkata. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kolkata,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kolkata.

Source: Kolkata on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.