Cambay

/ (kæmˈbeɪ) /

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noun

Gulf of Cambay an inlet of the Arabian Sea on the W coast of India, southeast of the Kathiawar Peninsula

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Words nearby Cambay

camarilla, Camarillo, camass, camauro, Camb., Cambay, camber, camber piece, Camberwell, Camberwell beauty, Camberwell carrot

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How to use Cambay in a sentence

The interval of peace was employed in repressing the invasions of the pirates who were infesting the Gulfs of Cambay and Cutch.
Les Parsis|D. Menant
Similarly in 1611 the British defeated them off Cambay and in 1615 won a great victory at Swally.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 4|Various
A good deal of bloodstone comes from India, where it occurs in the Deccan traps, and is cut and polished at Cambay.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1|Various
Cambay is situated on the sea at the head of the gulf of the same name, and is a handsome city.
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume VII|Robert Kerr

Yet if I had not actually seen it, I could not have believed that Cambay had so great a trade.
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume VII|Robert Kerr