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Shibpur

Shibpur proper noun: a neighbourhood of Howrah, West Bengal, India; a suburb of Kolkata, India.

Proper noun

Shibpur

  1. A neighbourhood of Howrah, West Bengal, India; a suburb of Kolkata, India.
  2. (colloquial) Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur.
  3. (colloquial) Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden.

Forms of Shibpur

alternative formSibpur
alternative formSeebpore

Origin of Shibpur

Borrowed from Bengali শিবপুর (śibpur).

Questions about Shibpur

What does Shibpur mean?
Shibpur means a neighbourhood of Howrah, West Bengal, India; a suburb of Kolkata, India.
What part of speech is Shibpur?
Shibpur is a proper noun.

Words near Shibpur in the dictionary

  1. shibkovite
  2. Shibley
  3. Shibleys
  4. shiboleth
  5. shibori
  6. Shibpur
  7. shibuichi
  8. Shibukawa
  9. Shibushi
  10. Shibuya
  11. Shibuya toast

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