Calcutta and Kolkata

Calcutta

Calcutta noun - The largest city in India and one of the largest cities in the world; located in eastern India; suffers from poverty and overcrowding.
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Kolkata and Calcutta are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Kolkata" instead a noun "Calcutta".

Kolkata

Kolkata noun - The largest city in India and one of the largest cities in the world; located in eastern India; suffers from poverty and overcrowding.
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Calcutta and Kolkata are semantically related. You can use "Calcutta" instead a noun "Kolkata".

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