Bombay
a seaport in and the capital of Maharashtra, in W India, on the Arabian Sea.
a former state in W India: divided in 1960 into the Gujarat and Maharashtra states.
a state in W central India. 118,903 sq. mi. (307,959 sq. km).
Capital: Bombay.
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Historical Examples
At the Point of the Bayonet G. A. Henty
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Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 3 Various
noun
the former English name of Mumbai
a breed of black short-haired medium-sized cat
noun
a state of W central India, formed in 1960 from the Marathi-speaking S and E parts of former Bombay state: lies mainly on the Deccan plateau; mainly agricultural. Capital: Mumbai (Bombay). Pop: 96 752 247 (2001). Area: 307 690 sq km (118 800 sq miles)
Note: India’s second-largest city, after Calcutta, Bombay is the only natural deep-water harbor in western India.
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