Bombay

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

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Rhymes: -eɪ

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Bombay

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

A Bombay cat.

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Bombay (plural Bombays)

A cat of the Bombay breed.

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former name of Mumbai

Armenian: Բոմբեյ (hy) (Bombey)
Bosnian: Bombaj (bs) m.
Croatian: Bòmbay (hr) m.
Hindi: बम्बई (hi) (bambaii) m.
Portuguese: Bombaim (pt)

Russian: Бомбей (ru) (Bombéj) m.
Serbian:

Cyrillic: Бомбај m.

Latin: Bombaj m.
Ukrainian: Бомбей (uk)

Mumbai — see Mumbai

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^ “Bombay” in the Online Etymology Dictionary, Douglas Harper, 2001

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Bombay

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[edit] Pronunciation

IPA: /bɔ̃.bɛ/

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Bombay

Mumbai, Bombay

[0] “Bombay” in the Online Etymology Dictionary, Douglas Harper, 2001

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Bombay

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