Surat
a seaport in S Gujarat, in W India: first British settlement in India 1612.
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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 NewsWhile posted in the port city of Surat, in western India, he met Kewark.
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. KingstonHis words would have revealed his identity to Walter and Sainton had they not met him, two years earlier, at Surat.
The Great Mogul | Louis TracyThe 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)
/ (sjuːˈræt) /
(formerly) a cotton fabric from the Surat area of India
British Dictionary definitions for Surat (2 of 2)
/ (sʊˈræt, ˈsʊərət) /
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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