Dacca
/ (ˈdækə) /
the former name (until 1982) of Dhaka
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How to use Dacca in a sentence
To outface and down-talk a Calcutta-taught Bengali, a voluble Dacca drug-vendor, would be a good game.
Kim | Rudyard KiplingKindly villagers, remembering the Dacca drug-vendor of two months ago, give him shelter against evil spirits of the wood.
Kim | Rudyard KiplingWith the fall of the sunlight upon his still triumphant face he returned to the humble Dacca quack.
Kim | Rudyard KiplingThey would tear off the rough border of their Dacca muslin, because it rubbed against their delicate skin.
Stories from Tagore | Rabindranath TagoreThey would tear off the rough border of their Dacca muslin, because it rubbed against their skin.
The Hungry Stones And Other Stories | Rabindranath Tagore
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