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Mumbai

[ muhm-bahy ]

noun

  1. a seaport in and the capital of Maharashtra, in W India, on the Arabian Sea.


Mumbai

/ mʊmˈbaɪ /

noun

  1. a port in W India, capital of Mahrashtra state, on the Arabian Sea: ceded by Portugal to England in 1661 and of major importance in British India; commercial and industrial centre, esp for cotton. Pop:11 914 398 (2001) Former English nameBombay


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The July 30 release stars Alia Bhatt as the queen of Mumbai’s Kamathipura red-light district.

From Quartz

He had them in front of him and told my mom, “Why don’t we send these pictures in and maybe she’ll have to go to Mumbai if she gets selected.”

From Ozy

The 29-year-old stand-up comic from Mumbai was set to complete his first tour of India.

From Time

All your airline tickets have Mumbai, the newspapers that used to be called the Bombay Times are now called the Mumbai Times.

From Ozy

Kshitiz Bhutani, a media professional based in Mumbai, has recently tasted success in the stock market.

From Quartz

He went on to lead Mumbai in scoring in a season that he began at age 15, making the international team at 16.

Then in 2008 along came the Indian group Tata, based in Mumbai, which bought them from Ford for $2.3bn.

MUMBAI, India—More than a decade ago, I accompanied Kailash Satyarthi on one of his rescues.

She said “yes,” although a series of quarrels almost led to the $320,000 wedding in Mumbai being called off.

Headlines were made in India when four—repeat four—young men made their way to Iraq from Mumbai to fight with ISIS.

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