Howrah
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Howrah
- /ˈhaʊɹə/
Where it comes from
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.
proper noun
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A large city and municipality of West Bengal; a suburb of Kolkata; the headquarters of Howrah district, West Bengal, India.
Similar: Haora
- A district of West Bengal, India.
- A suburb of the City of Clarence, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
Translations
Talk about this word "Howrah." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/howrah. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Howrah. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/howrah "Howrah." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/howrah.Cite this
@misc{howrah_2026,
title = {Howrah},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/howrah},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
