calcutta

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/kælˈkʌtə/

noun

A form of auction in which people invest in a player's success

Similar
Kolkata
OriginBengali কলকাতা →
Less commonScrabble 12
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Meanings

calcutta1

nouncalcutta (plural calcuttas)

plural calcuttas

  1. gamesA form of auction in which people invest in a player's success

Calcutta2

proper noun
  1. Former name of Kolkata: the capital and largest city of West Bengal, India.

    The £4bn expressways form a diamond linking Delhi with the country's three other largest cities, Mumbai, Chennai and Calcutta, marking the beginning of more than £35bn of road projects.

    2007 December 5, Randeep Ramesh, “Speed limits rise as India falls in love with the car”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 24 Feb 2021

    Synonyms: Kolkata

  2. A resort in Suriname.

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounFormer name of Kolkata: the capital and largest city of West Bengal, India.

Similar
Kolkata
Also see
kolkata

Origin

  1. Bengaliকলকাতা
  2. EnglishCalcutta

Anglicization of Bengali কলকাতা (kolkata), which is now rendered Kolkata. Unrelated to English Calicut.

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Translations

Afrikaans Kolkata
  • Kolkataformer name of Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal
Arabic كَالْكُوتَا
  • كَالْكُوتَا (kalkūtā)former name of Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal
Bengali কলকাতা
  • কলকাতা (kolkata)former name of Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal
Bulgarian Калку́та
  • Калку́та (Kalkúta)former name of Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal
Catalan Calcuta
  • Calcutaformer name of Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal
Chinese Mandarin 加爾各答 /加尔各答
  • 加爾各答 /加尔各答 (Jiā'ěrgèdá)former name of Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal
Esperanto Kolkato, Kalkato
  • Kolkatoformer name of Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal
  • Kalkatoformer name of Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal
Finnish Kalkutta
  • Kalkuttaformer name of Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal
French Calcutta, Kolkata
  • Calcuttaformer name of Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal
  • Kolkataformer name of Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal
German Kalkutta
  • Kalkuttaformer name of Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal
Hindi कोलकाता
  • कोलकाता (kolkātā)former name of Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal
Hungarian Kalkutta
  • Kalkuttaformer name of Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal
Japanese カルカッタ
  • カルカッタ (Karukatta)former name of Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal
Korean 캘커타
  • 캘커타 (Kaelkeota)former name of Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal
Persian کلکته
  • کلکته (kalkate)former name of Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal
Polish Kalkuta
  • Kalkutaformer name of Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal
Portuguese Calcutá
  • Calcutáformer name of Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal
Russian Кальку́тта
  • Кальку́тта (Kalʹkútta)former name of Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal
Spanish Calcuta
  • Calcutaformer name of Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal
Tamil கொல்கத்தா
  • கொல்கத்தா (kolkattā)former name of Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal
Urdu کلکتہ
  • کلکتہ (Kalkatā)former name of Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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