Mumbai

American

[muhm-bahy] / ˈmʌm baɪ /

noun

a seaport in and the capital of Maharashtra, in W India, on the Arabian Sea.

Mumbai British

/ mʊmˈbaɪ /

noun

Former English name: Bombay. a port in W India, capital of Mahrashtra state, on the Arabian Sea: ceded by Portugal to England in 1661 and of major importance in British India; commercial and industrial centre, esp for cotton. Pop:11 914 398 (2001)

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Staff turnover runs at least twice as high as in Mumbai or Bengaluru, PwC found.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

News reports and visuals of crowded railway stations and bus terminals suggest the situation is similar in cities such as Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai and Hyderabad, where large numbers of migrant workers live and work.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Prakash says their exhibition is titled "Bombay Framed" rather than "Mumbai Framed" simply because most of the images come from a time when the city was officially known as Bombay.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Official emblem of the Greater Mumbai Police, with a hand holding up the scales of justice.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

In Mumbai, I wasn't the biggest girl in my class, but I wasn't the smallest, either.

From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins

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