name · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/kælˈkʌtə/
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CMU ARPABET:K AE2 L K AH1 T AH0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
name
Meaning 1
Former name of Kolkata: the capital and largest city of West Bengal, India.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
name
Meaning 2
A resort in Suriname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A form of auction in which people invest in a player's success
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: games, pool
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
the largest city in India and one of the largest cities in the world; located in eastern India; suffers from poverty and overcrowding
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Kolkata
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: city, metropolis, urban center
History
Etymology
Anglicization of Bengali কলকাতা (kolkata), which is now rendered Kolkata.
Across languages
Translations
31 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
Kolkata
— former name of Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal
Arabic:
كَالْكُوتَا
(kalkūtā)
— former name of Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal
Armenian:
Կալկաթա
(Kalkatʻa)
— former name of Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal
Bengali:
কলকাতা
(kolkata)
— former name of Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal
Bulgarian:
Калку́та
(Kalkúta)
— former name of Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal
Catalan:
Calcuta
— former name of Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal
Chinese Mandarin:
加爾各答 /加尔各答
(Jiā'ěrgèdá)
— former name of Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal
Esperanto:
Kolkato
— former name of Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal
Esperanto:
Kalkato
— former name of Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal
Finnish:
Kalkutta
— former name of Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal
French:
Calcutta
— former name of Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal
French:
Kolkata
— former name of Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal
German:
Kalkutta
— former name of Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal
Gujarati:
કલકત્તા
(kalkattā)
— former name of Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal
Gujarati:
કોલકાતા
(kolkātā)
— former name of Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal
Hindi:
कोलकाता
(kolkātā)
— former name of Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal
Hungarian:
Kalkutta
— former name of Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal
Japanese:
カルカッタ
(Karukatta)
— former name of Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal
Korean:
캘커타
(Kaelkeota)
— former name of Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal
Macedonian:
Калку́та
(Kalkúta)
— former name of Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal
Marathi:
कलकत्ता
(kalkattā)
— former name of Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal
Odia:
କଲିକତା
(kalikatā)
— former name of Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal
Odia:
କୋଲକାତା
(kolakātā)
— former name of Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal
Persian:
کلکته
(kalkate)
— former name of Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal
Polish:
Kalkuta
— former name of Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal
Portuguese:
Calcutá
— former name of Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal
Russian:
Кальку́тта
(Kalʹkútta)
— former name of Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal
Spanish:
Calcuta
— former name of Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal
Tamil:
கொல்கத்தா
(kolkattā)
— former name of Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal
Telugu:
కలకత్తా
(kalakattā)
— former name of Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal
Urdu:
کلکتہ
(Kalkatā)
— former name of Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal
