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Howrah

American  
[hou-rah] / ˈhaʊ rɑ /
Also Haora

noun

  1. a city in W Bengal, in E India, on the Hooghly River opposite Calcutta.


Howrah British  
/ ˈhaʊrə /

noun

  1. an industrial city in E India, in West Bengal on the Hooghly River opposite Kolkata (Calcutta). Pop: 1 008 704 (2001)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Another train - the Howrah Superfast Express travelling from Yesvantpur to Howrah - then hit the overturned carriages.

From BBC Jun. 3, 2023

The collision involved two trains, the Coromandel Express traveling from Howrah in West Bengal state to Chennai in Tamil Nadu state and the Howrah Superfast Express traveling from Bengaluru in Karnataka to Howrah, officials said.

From Washington Times Jun. 3, 2023

The Press Trust of India news agency said the derailed Coromandel Express was traveling from Howrah in West Bengal state to Chennai, the capital of southern Tamil Nadu state.

From Seattle Times Jun. 2, 2023

On a recent morning, hundreds of workers, heads down, stitched bags made of jute and cotton inside the Ballyfabs factory in the Howrah district of the eastern state of West Bengal.

From New York Times Oct. 10, 2022

But the shipping clerk at the Howrah train station was evidently a man both befuddled and diligent.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel

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