
1) Birthplace of Thackeray 2) City 3) City of India, formerly 4) Former capital city in India 5) Home of the Victoria Memorial 6) Kolkata 7) Metropolis 8) Missionaries of Charity home 9) Place in a Lawrence Welk tune 10) Site of the Black Hole 11) Urban center 12) Where thackeray was born
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1) Kolkata
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Sweepstakes conducted prior to a big event with each horse being raffled and then auctioned to the highest bidder.[6]
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a wager, typically in support of one team to win a tournament. In a Calcutta golfers bid, auction style, on the team (or golfer) who they think will win the tournament (you can bid on your own team or yourself). All the money raised through the auction goes into an auction pool. At the end of the tournament, those who bet on the winning team (or go...
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city, capital of West Bengal state, and former capital (1772–1912) of British India. It is India`s largest city and one of its major ports. The city ... [11 related articles]
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Calcutta refers to a kind of a bid or an auction, where golfers stake claims on the golfer or the team they think will win.
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HMS Calcutta was a British Carlise Class anti-aircraft cruiser of 4200 tons displacement launched as a cruiser in 1918, and refitted as an anti-aircraft ship in 1939. HMS Calcutta was armed with eight 4-inch anti-aircraft guns, one multiple pompom and several smaller guns. She was powered by Yarrow oil boilers providing a top speed of 29 knots and ...
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Calcutta is London Cockney rhyming slang for butter.
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Sweepstakes conducted prior to a big event with each horse being raffled and then auctioned to the highest bidder.
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[
n] - the largest city in India and one of the largest cities in the world
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Former name (until 2000) of Kolkata, city in India
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