Kochi

[koh-chee, kaw-chee]

noun

1. a seaport on central Shikoku, in SW Japan.

2. Formerly Cochin. a seaport in W Kerala, in SW India: first European fort in India, built by Portuguese in 1503.

Kochi

/ kəʊˈtʃiː /

noun

1. a port in SW Japan, on central Shikoku on Urado Bay. Pop: 326 490 (2002 est)

2. another name for Cochin

Example Sentences

The horse, whose name translates to Glorious Spring, debuted in 1998 at the Kochi Racecourse.

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Urara’s reputation — bolstered by her signature pink racing accessories and fan merchandise — breached the perimeters of the Kochi racetrack and made her a global phenomenon.

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Her owner at the time parted ways with the Kochi racetrack and Urara disappeared for several years after her retirement.

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For her book launch earlier this week, hundreds packed into the cavernous women's college auditorium in Kochi - fittingly called the Mother Mary Hall - with an overflow crowd watching on a live stream outside.

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The spill occurred in a Liberian-flagged vessel that capsized near Kochi city on Sunday.

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