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    Surat
    noun
    a seaport in S Gujarat, in W India: first British settlement in India 1612.
  • surat
    surat
    noun
    (formerly) a cotton fabric from the Surat area of India

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.


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)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

surat 2 British  
/ sjuːˈræt /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Rohit Mehta, chief executive of Forlink Ventures, a commodities house based in India's lab-grown diamond capital, Surat, says these diamonds are not just cheaper, but also more ethical and better for the environment.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

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 • Aug. 27, 2025

Most of the rough diamonds mined in Botswana are shipped to manufacturing hubs like Surat, India, where they are cut and polished into the shiny crystals that greatly increase their value.

From New York Times • Jun. 29, 2023

"We have filed an appeal challenging the Surat district court’s order," Gandhi’s lawyer, Pankaj Champaneri, told Reuters.

From Reuters • Apr. 25, 2023

Broughton happened to travel from Surat to Agra in the year 1636, when he had the luck to cure one of the daughters of the Emperor Shah-Jehan.

From Curiosities of Medical Experience by Millingen, J. G. (John Gideon)

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