Calicut
Britishnoun
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When a severe drought hit the Indian city of Kozhikode, also known as Calicut, in 2016, residents including student Swapnil Shrivastav had access to a limited amount of water each day.
From BBC • May 27, 2024
During colonial times, the main Malabar commercial hub, then called Calicut and now known as Kozhikode, saw a steady influx of European businessmen who played the sport with British officers.
From New York Times • Dec. 8, 2022
We told them, and they then pointed out Calicut to us.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2019
Calicut organizers said that even though Indian athletics officials officiated at their 10K, they don't believe their race falls under WADA's rules.
From US News • Apr. 1, 2016
Before the British took Malabar, before the Dutch Ascendency, before Vasco da Gama arrived, before the Zamorin’s conquest of Calicut.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
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