Calcutta

[kal-kuht-uh]

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noun

former name of Kolkata (but sometimes still used).
Also called Calcutta pool.��(sometimes lowercase)��a form of betting pool for a competition or tournament, as golf or auto racing, in which gamblers bid for participating contestants in an auction, the proceeds from which are put into a pool for distribution, according to a prearranged scale of percentages, to those who selected winners.

Calcutta

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noun

the former official name (still widely used) of Kolkata

Calcutta

Largest city in India, located in the eastern part of the country on the Hooghly River.

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Calcutta is one of the largest cities in the world and suffers from poverty, overcrowding, and unemployment.

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Five relic urns, a stone chest and most other relics were sent to the Indian Museum in Kolkata - then the Imperial Museum of Calcutta.

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Itoje does accept, however, that England did not perform to their capabilities last time out, despite beating Scotland to regain the Calcutta Cup for the first time in four years.

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The Calcutta Cup - a fixture Scotland fly-half Finn Russell has lit up in recent years - was seen as a perfect opportunity for the two-time Lion to restate his credentials as the starting fly-half.

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Despite squeezing past Scotland 16-15 to win back the Calcutta Cup for the first time since 2020, England were outscored three tries to one, with a heavy reliance on their kicking game.

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If Scotland's Finn Russell made one of his three kicks it would have been another headline man-of-the-match Calcutta Cup performance.

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calculus of variations Calcutta Cup

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