Cambay

British

/ kæmˈbeɪ /

noun

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

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Police served a search warrant Nov. 27 at Todd’s home in the 15000 block of Cambay Lane in Huntington Beach and said they found 57 firearms, including handguns, “older-style weapons,” Glocks, rifles and some resembling semiautomatic weapons and featuring high-tech components such as scopes costing thousands of dollars.

From Los Angeles Times

Detectives discovered several pounds of ammunition, along with a variety of guns, including Glocks and rifles — some resembling semi-automatic weapons — locked away in safes, stashed in the garage and scattered around multiple rooms in Mitchell Todd’s house on Cambay Lane, said Laguna Beach Police Sgt.

From Los Angeles Times

This illustration shows farmers during the sowing season in the Kingdom of Cambay which is in the present-day state of Gujarat.

From BBC

This photo shows the ladies of the Kingdom of Cambay washing themselves in a pool.

From BBC

De Varthema painted the King of Cambay in all his splendour here.

From BBC

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