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Kolkata in Persian

کلکته kalkatta

/kɒlˈkɑːtə/US/kolˈkɑtə/

Kolkata in Persian: کلکته (kalkatta). In English, Kolkata means the capital city of West Bengal, India, formerly known in English as Calcutta.

Persian words for Kolkata

city — see also Calcutta
کلکته kalkatta

English meaning of Kolkata

  1. proper noun The capital city of West Bengal, India, formerly known in English as Calcutta.
  2. proper noun A district of West Bengal, India.

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Questions about Kolkata in Persian

What is the meaning of Kolkata in Persian?
Kolkata in Persian is کلکته (kalkatta).
معنی Kolkata چیست؟
Kolkata: کلکته (kalkatta).
What does Kolkata mean in English?
Kolkata means the capital city of West Bengal, India, formerly known in English as Calcutta.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Kolkata (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Persian words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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