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

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

The Surat Thani Provincial Public Relations Office said 26-year-old Alexandra Clarke from Lambeth, south London, was the only tourist missing after the incident.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 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

Gandhi was present at the court in Surat, a city in Gujarat, which is Prime Minister Narendra Modi's home state.

From Reuters • Mar. 23, 2023

In 1815 Surat Singh’s tyranny led to a general rising of his thakurs, and in 1816 the maharaja again applied for British protection.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" by Various