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Bombay Time

Bombay Time proper noun: one of the two official time zones established in British India in 1884, set at 4 hours and 51 minutes ahead of Greenwich Mean Time.

Proper noun

Bombay Time

  1. (historical) One of the two official time zones established in British India in 1884, set at 4 hours and 51 minutes ahead of Greenwich Mean Time.

Questions about Bombay Time

What does Bombay Time mean?
Bombay Time means one of the two official time zones established in British India in 1884, set at 4 hours and 51 minutes ahead of Greenwich Mean Time.
What part of speech is Bombay Time?
Bombay Time is a proper noun.

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