Bombay

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[edit] Etymology

From Portuguese Bombaim, possibly from Marathi Mumbadevi (goddess Mumba).[1]

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Bombay

  1. Former name of Mumbai, the state capital of Maharashtra, India.
  2. A medium size short hair domestic cat breed meant to resemble a Black Panther, developed in Kentucky during the 1950s.
A Bombay cat.

[edit] Noun

Bombay (plural Bombays)

  1. A cat of the Bombay breed.
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  1. ^Bombay” in the Online Etymology Dictionary, Douglas Harper, 2001

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  • IPA: /bɔ̃.bɛ/

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Bombay

  1. Mumbai, Bombay
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