Synonyms:
Kolkata, Calcutta
Meaning: the largest city in India and one of the largest cities in the world; located in eastern India; suffers from poverty and overcrowding
Usage examples
Dillon returned to Calcutta.
according to the version of the Calcutta Edition
The business had gone on without him very well during his absence, and it went on without him now, for his place in India had been assumed by a very clever man, who for twenty years had acted as cashier in the Calcutta house.