Mumbai

proper nouncommon in dialogue

//mʊmˈbaɪ//

A megacity, the capital of Maharashtra, India, also known as Bombay.

proper noun

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A megacity, the capital of Maharashtra, India, also known as Bombay.
The £4bn expressways form a diamond linking Delhi with the country's three other largest cities, Mumbai, Chennai and Calcutta, marking the beginning of more than £35bn of road projects.

Etymology

From Marathi मुंबई (mumbaī), from मुंबा (mumbā, “the goddess Mumba, the local mother goddess”) + आई (āī, “mother”).

multiply · To increase the amount, degree or number of (something).mum · mother Mum · One’s mother.

Mumbai · A megacity, the capital of Maharashtra, India, also known as Bombay.

Mumbles · A coastal suburb, community, and headland (Mumbles Head) in…mumbling · An act in which someone mumbles something mummy · An embalmed human or non-human animal corpse wrapped in linen…

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