Kolkata

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Kolkata

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

Where it comes from

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

proper noun

The capital city of West Bengal, India, formerly known in English as Calcutta.
Similar: Calcutta
A district of West Bengal, India.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: calcutta, bengaluru, siliguri, dum dum, medinipur, dhaka, midnapore, mumbai, jalpaiguri, bangaon, asansol, patna, bangkok, chennai, new delhi, calicut

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name city — see also Calcutta

Español	Calcuta
한국어	캘커타 Kaelkeota, 콜카타 Kolkata
日本語	カルカッタ Karukatta, コルカタ Korukata
中文	加爾各答 /加尔各答 Jiā'ěrgèdá
हिन्दी	कोलकाता kolkātā, कलकत्ता kalkattā
Português	Calcutá
Deutsch	Kalkutta
Italiano	Calcutta
Ελληνικά	Καλκούτα Kalkoúta
Русский	Кальку́тта Kalʹkútta, Ко́лката Kólkata
العربية	كَالْكُوتَا kalkūtā, كَلْكَتَا kalkatā

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"Kolkata." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/kolkata. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Kolkata. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/kolkata

Chicago

"Kolkata." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/kolkata.

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@misc{kolkata_2026,
  title = {Kolkata},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kolkata},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}