bombay
11Bombay — city in western India, from Portuguese, and popularly explained as Port. bom bahia good bay, but that seems folk etymology (for one, the adjective is masculine and the noun is feminine), and the more likely candidate is the local Mumbadevi… …
12Bombay — Bombay1 [bäm bā′] n. [named for the BOMBAY2 because thought of as resembling the black leopards of India] any of a breed of short haired domestic cat with a solid black coat and round, yellowish eyes Bombay2 [bäm bā′] former name for MUMBAI …
13Bombay — Para otros usos de este término, véase Bombay (desambiguación). Mumbai / मुंबई Bombay …
14Bombay — Mumbai Basisdaten Staat: Indien Bundesstaat …
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16Bombay — /bom bay /, n. 1. a seaport in and the capital of Maharashtra, in W India, on the Arabian Sea. 5,970,575. 2. a former state in W India: divided in 1960 into the Gujarat and Maharashtra states. * * * ▪ India Introduction Marāṭhī Mumbai city,… …
17Bombay — Mumbai * * * Bombay [ bɔmbeɪ], Marathi Mumbai [nach dem hinduistischen Gott des Meeres], Hauptstadt des Bundesstaates Maharashtra, größte Stadt (vor Kalkutta) und bedeutendster Hafen Indiens, Finanz und Wirtschaftsmetropole des Landes, 9,9 Mio …
18Bombay — geographical name 1. former state W India capital Bombay; divided 1960 into Gujarat & Maharashtra states; a province of British India 1937 47 2. (or Mumbai) city & port W India capital of Maharashtra & of former Bombay state metropolitan area… …
19BOMBAY — (26,960), the western Presidency of India, embraces 26 British districts and 19 feudatory states. N. of the Nerbudda River the country is flat and fertile; S. of it are mountain ranges and tablelands. In the fertile N. cotton, opium, and wheat …
20Bombay — Bom|bay the largest city in India, on the west coast of the country. It is the capital of Maharashtra state, an important port and industrial centre, and the centre of the Indian film industry. The new name for Bombay is Mumbai …
