name
Meaning 1
A city in West Bengal; a suburb of Kolkata, India.
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Phrase guide
dum dum
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/ˈdʌm ˈdʌm/
name
Meaning 2
A city in West Bengal; a suburb of Kolkata, India.
The international airport of Kolkata, West Bengal, India, officially Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport.
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Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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name
Meaning 3
A locality in the Tweed council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.
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noun
Meaning 4
A soft point or hollow point bullet, designed to expand when it hits its target and therefore cause more serious damage.
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Usage: informal
Topics: engineering, firearms, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, tools, war, weaponry
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noun
Meaning 5
Alternative form of dumdum.
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Usage: alt-of, alternative
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History
Etymology
Transliteration of Bengali দমদম (domdom).
Named after the Dum Dum arsenal in Calcutta, India.
A reduplication of dumb, spelled dumbly.