BOMBAY


Meaning of BOMBAY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ bäm-ˈbā ]

geographical name

1. former state W India capital Bombay; divided 1960 into Gujarat & Maharashtra states; a province of British India 1937-47

2. or Mum·bai ˈməm-ˌbī city & port W India capital of Maharashtra & of former Bombay state metropolitan area population 9,925,891

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.