Surat

American  

[soo-rat, soor-uht] / sʊˈræt, ˈsʊər ət /

noun

1. a seaport in S Gujarat, in W India: first British settlement in India 1612.

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Surat ¹ British  

/ sʊˈræt, ˈsʊərət /

noun

1. a port in W India, in W Gujarat: a major port in the 17th century; textile manufacturing. Pop: 2 433 787 (2001)

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surat ² British  

/ sjuːˈræt /

noun

1. (formerly) a cotton fabric from the Surat area of India

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Example Sentences

There have been exceptional cases - like Surat city after the plague in the 1990s, or Indore in Madhya Pradesh state - where bureaucrats, empowered by the political class, have made transformative changes.

From BBC

Jagdish Khunt, president of the Surat Diamond Association in the western Indian state of Gujarat, said there would be a drop in orders in the short term.

From The Wall Street Journal

In Surat, the world's diamond-cutting and polishing hub, a crisis has been brewing long before the tariffs hit due to declining global demand and competition from lab-grown diamonds.

From BBC

Kotwal sources his stones from Surat city in neighbouring Gujarat state.

From BBC

Alexandra Clarke was aboard the vessel when the fire broke out on Sunday morning, the Surat Thani Provincial Public Relations Office said.

From BBC