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Visakhapatnam

American  
[vi-sah-kuh-puht-nuhm] / vɪˈsɑ kəˈpʌt nəm /
Also Vishakhapatnam

noun

  1. a seaport in Andhra Pradesh, in E India, on the Bay of Bengal.


Visakhapatnam British  
/ vɪˌsɑːkəˈpʌtnəm /

noun

  1. a variant spelling of Vishakhapatnam

"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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Google describes its Visakhapatnam project, which broke ground in late April, as a landmark investment that will help transform the city of two million, affectionately known in India as Vizag.

From The Wall Street Journal May 28, 2026

This year, Visakhapatnam was pairing the exercises with a public fleet review presided over by Indian President Droupadi Murmu.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 10, 2026

The three Iranian ships - Iris Dena, Iris Bushehr and Iris Lavan - had all participated in a military exercise hosted by India between 15 and 25 February in the coastal city of Visakhapatnam.

From BBC Mar. 9, 2026

"Welcome!" it wrote, greeting the Iranian warship Iris Dena as it steamed into the port of Visakhapatnam to join an international naval gathering.

From BBC Mar. 6, 2026

The warship was returning after attending a military exercise in India's eastern port of Visakhapatnam.

From Barron's Mar. 5, 2026

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