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Mumbai

//mʊmˈbaɪ// name

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  1. 1
    A megacity, the capital of Maharashtra, India, also known as Bombay.

    "The £4bn expressways form a diamond linking Delhi with the country's three other largest cities, Mumbai, Chennai and Calcutta, marking the beginning of more than £35bn of road projects."

Etymology

From Marathi मुंबई (mumbaī), from मुंबा (mumbā, “the goddess Mumba, the local mother goddess”) + आई (āī, “mother”).

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