bombay
IPA: bɑmbˈeɪ
Root Word: Bombay
noun
- (dated) Former name of Mumbai, the state capital of Maharashtra, India.
- A settlement south of Auckland, New Zealand.
- A town in Franklin County, New York, United States.
- A neighbourhood (Little Bombay) of Marion, Jersey City, New Jersey, United States.
- Ellipsis of Bombay cat.; A domestic cat of a medium-sized shorthair breed meant to resemble a Black Panther, developed in Kentucky during the 1950s. [A Bombay.]
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Examples of "bombay" in Sentences
- Language is the issue of concern for Bombay.
- Has anyone noticed the seeming telepathy of the Bombay
- The people of Bombay patronized the Hindi Film industry.
- The matter was under litigation in the Bombay high court.
- Bombay goes to Mumbai not to an article on the name Bombay.
- Though i know the tendency of South Bombay snobs to berate Marathi.
- His business acumen soon made him one of the richest men in Bombay.
- He also worked as a clerk and stenographer in Bombay for a brief period.
- Steaming via Melbourne, she proceeded to Bombay, India, to debark Army men.
- Amirbai completed her matriculation and went to Bombay at the age of fifteen.
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