Kozhikode

American

[koh-zhi-kohd] / ˈkoʊ ʒɪˌkoʊd /

noun

a city in western Kerala, in southwest India.

Kozhikode British

/ ˌkəʊʒɪˈkəʊd /

noun

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

He asked people to avoid public gatherings in the Kozhikode district for the next 10 days.

From Reuters • Sep. 13, 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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