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Mumbai in British English
(mʊmˈbaɪ)
noun
a port in W India, capital of Mahrashtra state, on the Arabian Sea: ceded by Portugal to England in 1661 and of major importance in British India; commercial and industrial centre, esp for cotton. Pop: 11 914 398 (2001)
Former English name: BombayMumbai in American English
(ˈmʌmˌbaɪ)
seaport in W India, on the Arabian Sea: capital of Maharashtra state: pop. 9,926,000: formerly Bombay
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