Mumbai
/mʊmˈbaɪ/
noun
1.
a port in W India, capital of Mahrashtra state, on the Arabian Sea: ceded by Portugal to England in 1661 and of major importance in British India; commercial and industrial centre, esp for cotton. Pop:11 914 398 (2001) Former English name Bombay
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