Calicut
former name of Kozhikode.
Historical Examples
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume IX. Robert Kerr
The Story of the Cotton Plant Frederick Wilkinson
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Vol. II Robert Kerr
Castes and Tribes of Southern India Edgar Thurston
Seven Legs Across the Seas Samuel Murray
A Journal of the First Voyage of Vasco da Gama 1497-1499 Unknown
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume VII Robert Kerr
The Lusiad Lus de Cames
The Itinerary of Benjamin of Tudela Benjamin of Tudela
A Description of the Coasts of East Africa and Malabar Duarte Barbosa
noun
the former name for Kozhikode
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