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Howrah

American  
[hou-rah] / ˈhaʊ rɑ /
Also Haora

noun

  1. a city in W Bengal, in E India, on the Hooghly River opposite Calcutta.


Howrah British  
/ ˈhaʊrə /

noun

  1. an industrial city in E India, in West Bengal on the Hooghly River opposite Kolkata (Calcutta). Pop: 1 008 704 (2001)

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