Surat
noun
a seaport in S Gujarat, in W India: first British settlement in India 1612.
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Surat
American
[soo-rat, soor-uht]
/ sʊˈræt, ˈsʊər ət /
noun
Surat
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British
/ sʊˈræt, ˈsʊərət /
noun
surat
2
British
/ sjuːˈræt /
noun
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Jagdish Khunt, president of the Surat Diamond Association in the western Indian state of Gujarat, said there would be a drop in orders in the short term.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2025
The ferry, an overnight service from Surat Thani to popular tourist island Koh Tao, was about to arrive at its destination when the fire began.
From BBC ● Apr. 4, 2024
Most of the rough diamonds mined in Botswana are shipped to manufacturing hubs like Surat, India, where they are cut and polished into the shiny crystals that greatly increase their value.
From New York Times ● Jun. 29, 2023
"Gandhi will challenge the conviction order on multiple grounds," his lawyer, Kirit Panwala, told Reuters in Surat city in the western state of Gujarat where the appeal will be heard.
From Reuters ● Apr. 3, 2023
The first English settlement in the Bombay presidency was in 1618, when the East India Company established a factory at Surat, protected by a charter obtained from the emperor Jahangir.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" by Various
There has been a surat delivered to Lakamba.
From An Outcast of the Islands by Conrad, Joseph
In a certain surat of the koran he mentions the names of twenty-eight of the prophets of Israel, praising each and all of them.
From Foundations of World Unity by `Abdu'l-Bahá
Regarding the subject of that document— Akan hal surat itu.
From A Manual of the Malay language With an Introductory Sketch of the Sanskrit Element in Malay by Maxwell, William Edward, Sir
Tell me out of the old man’s surat where you read so often at night.”
From Almayer's Folly: a story of an Eastern river by Conrad, Joseph
I want you to start at once for the camp, with surat for the Kavitan.
From An Outcast of the Islands by Conrad, Joseph
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