Kalkutta

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Kalkutta

[kalˈkʊta]

Rhymes with ʊta

Where it comes from

von englisch: Calcutta ^(→ en), anglisierte Schreibung von bengalisch: কলকাতা (Kalkātā) ^(→ bn)

proper noun (das) Kalkutta · des Kalkutta · des Kalkuttas · Kalkuttas · (dem) Kalkutta

bengalische Millionenstadt, Hauptstadt des indischen Bundesstaates Westbengalen Das Kalkutta des 19. Jahrhunderts war das Zentrum der „Bengalischen Renaissance“, des Übergangs zur modernen Gesellschaft.
Similar: Kolkata, Calcutta

In English

Calcutta former name of Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal
Kolkata city — see also Calcutta

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@misc{kalkutta_2026,
  title = {Kalkutta},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/de/kalkutta},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}