Surat

[ soo-rat, soor-uht ]

/ sʊˈræt, ˈsʊər ət /

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noun

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

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Words nearby Surat

Surajah Dowlah, Surakarta, sural, sural artery, sural nerve, Surat, surbase, surbased, surbased arch, surcease, surcharge

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How to use Surat in a sentence

On a sweltering summer afternoon almost a decade ago, Meenu Tewari was visiting a weaving company in Surat in western India.
How extreme heat from climate change distorts human behavior|Sujata Gupta|August 18, 2021|Science News
While posted in the port city of Surat, in western India, he met Kewark.
Prince William's Indian Heritage|Tom Sykes|June 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
After remaining for some time at Surat, he caught sight of a vast fleet of Portuguese, numbering no less than 240 vessels.
How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves|W.H.G. Kingston
His words would have revealed his identity to Walter and Sainton had they not met him, two years earlier, at Surat.
The Great Mogul|Louis Tracy

The dress of the king was simply a loose shirt of Surat blue cotton cloth.
The World's Greatest Books, Volume 19|Various
I took leave of them with tears on both sides, and went on board the Adventure, a merchant ship of 300 tons, bound for Surat.
The World's Greatest Books, Vol VIII|Arthur Mee and J.A. Hammerton, Eds.
The consultation lasted till March, 1683-4, and then Child had to return to Surat, without having effected anything.
Cornish Characters|S. Baring-Gould

British Dictionary definitions for Surat (1 of 2)

surat

/ (sjuːˈræt) /

noun

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

British Dictionary definitions for Surat (2 of 2)

Surat

/ (sʊˈræt, ˈsʊərət) /

noun

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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