Mother Teresa was a Catholic nun who lived and worked in Calcutta, India.
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Calcutta
//kælˈkʌtə//
Synonyms for "calcutta" (2 found)
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27 translations across 25 languages.
Afrikaans
1 entries- Kolkata name (former name of Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal)
Arabic
1 entries- كَالْكُوتَا name (former name of Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal)
Armenian
1 entries- Կալկաթա name (former name of Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal)
Bengali
1 entries- কলকাতা name (former name of Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal)
Bulgarian
1 entries- Калку́та name (former name of Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal)
Catalan
1 entries- Calcuta name (former name of Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 加爾各答 /加尔各答 name (former name of Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal)
Esperanto
2 entries- Kalkato name (former name of Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal)
- Kolkato name (former name of Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal)
Finnish
1 entries- Kalkutta name (former name of Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal)
French
2 entries- Calcutta name (former name of Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal)
- Kolkata name (former name of Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal)
German
1 entries- Kalkutta name (former name of Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal)
Hindi
1 entries- कोलकाता name (former name of Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal)
Hungarian
1 entries- Kalkutta name (former name of Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal)
Japanese
1 entries- カルカッタ name (former name of Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal)
Korean
1 entries- 캘커타 name (former name of Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal)
Macedonian
1 entries- Калку́та name (former name of Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal)
Marathi
1 entries- कलकत्ता name (former name of Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal)
Persian
1 entries- کلکته name (former name of Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal)
Polish
1 entries- Kalkuta name (former name of Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal)
Portuguese
1 entries- Calcutá name (former name of Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal)
Russian
1 entries- Кальку́тта name (former name of Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal)
Spanish
1 entries- Calcuta name (former name of Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal)
Tamil
1 entries- கொல்கத்தா name (former name of Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal)
Telugu
1 entries- కలకత్తా name (former name of Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal)
Urdu
1 entries- کلکتہ name (former name of Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal)
Sample sentences
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In 1951, Sister Teresa was sent to Calcutta, then the largest city in India.
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He despaired of establishing his office in Calcutta.
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They have branches all over the world, from Calcutta to New York City.
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