Cuttack

[ kuht-uhk ]

/ ˈkʌt ək /

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noun

a city in E Odisha, in NE India.

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Words nearby Cuttack

cut someone's throat, cut square, cut stone, cut string, cuttable, Cuttack, cuttage, cut teeth, cutter, cutter bar, cutter deck

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How to use Cuttack in a sentence

Midnapore is situated eighty miles south of Calcutta, and Cuttack two hundred and forty.
A Popular Account of the Manners and Customs of India|Charles Acland
At four o'clock in the afternoon we again started, and arrived at our own house in Cuttack at about eight the next morning.
A Popular Account of the Manners and Customs of India|Charles Acland
We shot a peacock and fowl upon the road along with three snipes, and arrived at Cuttack about half-past eight on Friday morning.
A Popular Account of the Manners and Customs of India|Charles Acland
At Cuttack we are obliged to keep every door and window shut, in order to exclude the hot air.
A Popular Account of the Manners and Customs of India|Charles Acland

We will suppose a married couple going to a new station,—as, for instance, my wife and myself coming to Cuttack.
A Popular Account of the Manners and Customs of India|Charles Acland

British Dictionary definitions for Cuttack

Cuttack

/ (kʌˈtæk) /

noun

a city in NE India, in E Odisha (formerly Orissa) near the mouth of the Mahanadi River: former state capital until 1948. Pop: 535 139 (2001)

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