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Kozhikode

American  
[koh-zhi-kohd] / ˈkoʊ ʒɪˌkoʊd /

noun

  1. a city in western Kerala, in southwest India.


Kozhikode British  
/ ˌkəʊʒɪˈkəʊd /

noun

  1. Also called: Calicut. a port in SW India, in W Kerala on the Malabar coast: important European trading post (1511–1765): formerly calico-manufacturing. Pop: 436 527 (2001)

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Nair died in a hospital in Kerala's Kozhikode district, where he was admitted a few days ago with breathing difficulties.

From BBC ● Dec. 25, 2024

Nearly 800 people have been tested over the last 48 hours in the state's district of Kozhikode, with two adults and a child put in hospital for observation after proving positive.

From Reuters ● Sep. 14, 2023

Kozhikode reported its first - and the worst - Nipah outbreak in 2018 when 17 of the 18 confirmed cases died.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2023

During colonial times, the main Malabar commercial hub, then called Calicut and now known as Kozhikode, saw a steady influx of European businessmen who played the sport with British officers.

From New York Times ● Dec. 8, 2022

Over the weekend, the federal government sent a team of experts to Kozhikode to help local officials trace contacts.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 6, 2021

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