Meaning of Bombay | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The former name of Mumbai, the state capital of Maharashtra, India.
   dated
2. Ellipsis of Bombay cat (“domestic cat of a medium-sized shorthair breed”).
   abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
3. A locality in the Queanbeyan-Palerang council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia.
4. A settlement south of Auckland, New Zealand.
5. A town in Franklin County, New York, United States.
6. A neighbourhood (Little Bombay) of Marion, Jersey City, New Jersey, United States.

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Examples

“Have you heard any word Of that bloke in the "Third" - Was it Sotherby, Sedgewick or Sim? They had him chucked out of a club in Bombay. But apart from his mess bills exceeding his pay, He took to pig-sticking in quite the wrong way. I wonder what happened to him?”

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