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Definition of Bombay

1. Noun. A city in western India just off the coast of the Arabian Sea; India's 2nd largest city (after Calcutta); has the only natural deep-water harbor in western India.

Definition of Bombay

1. Proper noun. Former name of Mumbai, the state capital of Maharashtra, India. ¹

2. Proper noun. A medium size short hair domestic cat breed meant to resemble a Black Panther, developed in Kentucky during the 1950s. ¹

3. Noun. A cat of the Bombay breed. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bombay

Literary usage of Bombay

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1885)
"Entering the bombay c-ivil service in 1806, Anderson was principally employed upon judicial duties until December 1831, when he was placed in administrative ..."

2. Report of the Annual Meeting (1870)
"By JAMES STAKE, MD On the Population and Mortality of bombay, derived from ... By To Sir Bartle Frère, lute Governor of bombay, and Dr. Leith we are mainly ..."

3. Journal of the American Oriental Society by American Oriental Society (1906)
"bombay, 1898. 2 vols. 8°. Concordance to the principal Upanishads and ... 8°. Handbook to the study of the Rigveda. By P. Peterson. bombay, 1890- 92. 8°. ..."

4. A General Collection of the Best and Most Interesting Voyages and Travels in by John Pinkerton (1811)
"Gives an Account of the War of bombay, between ihe Mogul and the ... to the Governor of bombay, on granting them a Peace and new Indulgences in Trade, ..."

5. International Catalogue of Scientific Literature by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1906)
"Hamp son, GF bombay, J. Nat. Hist. Soc., 15, 1903, (27-31). ... Wlk. bombay, Berar, Central Provinces, Madras and Burma, attacking Teak. ..."

6. Bulletin of the New York Public Library by New York public library (1909)
"bombay, 1903.) Note on the past tense in Marathi. (Roy. Asiatic soc. Jour. 1902, pp. ... Second edition, revised and enlarged by T. Candy. bombay: Ganpat ..."

7. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"In 1687 bombay was placed at the head of all the Company's possessions in India ... The first English settlement in the bombay Presidency was in 1618, ..."

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