Calcutta
See Calcutta in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(kăl-kŭtˈə)
A city of eastern India on the Hugli River in the Ganges delta. Founded c. 1690 as a British East India Company trading post, it was the capital of British India from 1833-1912. The chief port and major industrial center of eastern India, Calcutta is India's second largest city and one of the most populous cities in the world. Population: 4,580,000.
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