Kolkata

American  

[kol-kah-tuh] / kɒlˈkɑ tə /

noun

1. a seaport in and the capital of West Bengal state, in eastern India, on the Hugli River: former capital of British India.

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Kolkata British  

/ ˈkolkɑːtə /

noun

1. Former official name: Calcutta.  a port in E India, capital of West Bengal state, on the Hooghly River: former capital of the country (1833–1912); major commercial and industrial centre; many universities. Pop: 4 580 544 (2001)

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Example Sentences

Rubio, a devout Catholic, began his four-day, four-city tour by touring the headquarters of Mother Teresa's charity in the eastern city of Kolkata and praying over her tomb.

From Barron's • May 23, 2026

He will visit four Indian cities, beginning in Kolkata, home to one of the oldest US diplomatic posts -- which got its first consul in 1792, just 16 years after Washington's independence.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

In addition to New Delhi, he will visit Agra, site of the world-famous Taj Mahal, as well as the palace-filled city of Jaipur and the eastern metropolis of Kolkata.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

But on 26 October last year, she set off from the Attari-Wagah border between Pakistan and India, bound for Kolkata, just a few miles from where her father Deric was born.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

Neel would either join Ajay or travel all the way to Kolkata to enroll in St. James SecondaryBoarding School—if he won the scholarship, that is.

From "Tiger Boy" by Mitali Perkins