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Tollygunge

Tollygunge proper noun: a neighbourhood of Kolkata, West Bengal, India.

Proper noun

Tollygunge

  1. A neighbourhood of Kolkata, West Bengal, India.

Origin of Tollygunge

Borrowed from Bengali টালিগঞ্জ (ṭaligonj), from East India Company officer William Tolly + -gunge (forming placenames).

Words formed from Tollygunge

Questions about Tollygunge

What does Tollygunge mean?
Tollygunge means a neighbourhood of Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
What part of speech is Tollygunge?
Tollygunge is a proper noun.

Words near Tollygunge in the dictionary

  1. tollwaylike
  2. tollways
  3. tollwoman
  4. tollwomen
  5. Tolly
  6. Tollygunge
  7. Tollywood
  8. Tolman
  9. Tolmans
  10. Tolmans Hill
  11. Tolme

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