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Mumbai

मुंबई
mum-BYE

Capital of Maharashtra and India's largest city; called Bombay until 1995.

Appears as an answer in MG Mini #1055.

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Meaning & usage

Mumbai is India's financial capital and most populous city, sitting on a cluster of former islands on the Konkan coast. The name comes from the local goddess Mumba (Mumba-Aai, "Mother Mumba"). The city was officially renamed from "Bombay" to "Mumbai" in 1995, though both names remain in everyday use among older residents and in older literature. Home of Bollywood, the Bombay Stock Exchange, and the world's largest dabbawala lunch-delivery network.

In a sentence

Her train pulled into Mumbai Central just after dawn.

Common spelling variants

  • Bombay
  • Mumbayi

Mumbai is the English spelling used in MG Mini #1055.

As seen in crosswords

Mumbai is a 6-letter answer. A typical clue:

“Capital of Maharashtra and India's largest city; called Bombay until 1995” (6)

Play the crossword that uses it — MG Mini #1055

Category: Geography Origin: Marathi Script: Marathi

Related words

  • Bollywood — Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai — the largest in India by output and reach.
  • Kolkata — Capital of West Bengal and former British Indian capital; called Calcutta until 2001.
  • Bengaluru — Capital of Karnataka and India's technology capital; called Bangalore in English until 2014.
  • Bharat — Indigenous Sanskrit name for India, used officially alongside "India".
  • Filmi — Adjective: in the style of a Bollywood film — melodramatic, song-and-dance, larger than life.
  • Hindustan — Historical Persian-derived name for the Indian subcontinent or for North India.

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