calcutta means former name of Kolkata: the capital and largest city of West Bengal, India.
calcutta is pronounced /kælˈkʌtə/.
Etymology
Anglicization of Bengali কলকাতা (kolkata), which is now rendered Kolkata.
name
- Former name of Kolkata: the capital and largest city of West Bengal, India.“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.”
- A resort in Suriname.
noun
- A form of auction in which people invest in a player's success