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Machilipatnam

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[muhch-uh-luh-puht-nuhm] / ˌmʌtʃ ə ləˈpʌt nəm /

noun

  1. a city in E Andhra Pradesh state, in S India, on the Bay of Bengal: first British trading settlement 1611.

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The port of Machilipatnam, 20 miles upriver, was destroyed.

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