[kal-kuht-uh] 
| 1. | a seaport in and the capital of West Bengal state, in E India, on the Hooghly River: former capital of British India. 7,031,382. |
| 2. | (sometimes lowercase ) Also called Calcutta pool. a form of betting pool for a competition or tournament, as golf or auto racing, in which gamblers bid for participating contestants in an auction, the proceeds from which are put into a pool for distribution, according to a prearranged scale of percentages, to those who selected winners. |
| a state in E India: formerly part of the province of Bengal. 50,900,000; 33,805 sq. mi. (87,555 sq. km). Capital: Calcutta. Compare Bengal (def. 1). |
| Cal·cut·ta (kāl-kŭt'ə) A city of eastern India on the Hugli River in the Ganges delta. Founded c. 1690 as a British East India Company trading post, it was the capital of British India from 1833-1912. The chief port and major industrial center of eastern India, Calcutta is India's second largest city and one of the most populous cities in the world. Population: 4,580,000. |