Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun calcutta
1 sense of calcutta
Sense 1
Kolkata, Calcutta -- (the largest city in India and one of the largest cities in the world; located in eastern India; suffers from poverty and overcrowding)
INSTANCE OF=> city, metropolis, urban center -- (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts; "Ancient Troy was a great city")