seaport in E Andhra Pradesh, SE India, on the Bay of Bengal: pop. 752,000
See Visakhapatnam in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(vĭ-säˌkə-pŭtˈnəm) or Vi·sha·kha·pat·nam(-shäˌ-) also Vi·za·ga·pa·tam(vĭ-zäˌgə-pŭtˈəm)
A city of eastern India on the Bay of Bengal northeast of Chennai (Madras). Established by the English as a trading post in 1683, it is a health resort and processing center with a protected harbor and shipping facilities. Population: 969,000.