Bombay
geographical name
Bom·bay
bäm-ˈbā
1
former state of western India; capital Bombay
Note: The state of Bombay was a province of British India 1937–47 and was divided in 1960 into the states of Gujarat and Maharashtra.
2
or now officially Mumbai
ˈməm-ˌbī
city and port in western India; capital of Maharashtra and of the former Bombay state metropolitan area population 11,914,398
mu̇m-ˈbī
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