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Kolkata is an English word with synonyms like calcutta or city. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Kolkata meaning

  1. The capital city of West Bengal, India, formerly known in English as Calcutta.
  2. A district of West Bengal, India.

Synonyms of Kolkata

calcutta city metropolis urban center

Using Kolkata

  • The main meaning on this page is: The capital city of West Bengal, India, formerly known in English as Calcutta. | A district of West Bengal, India.
  • Useful related words include: calcutta, city, metropolis, urban center.
  • In the example corpus, kolkata often appears in combinations such as: in kolkata, kolkata knight, kolkata police.

Context around Kolkata

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 32.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 14 start, 6 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Kolkata

  • In this selection, "kolkata" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 32.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, team, 2023, resurgent, knight, police and aug stand out and add context to how "kolkata" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a resurgent kolkata knight riders, after former kolkata police commissioner and kolkata knight. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "kolkata" sits close to words such as alison, daisy and dietary, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with kolkata

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

As per sources in the Kolkata Police headquarters, the EC will deploy 36 special QRTs in Kolkata. (17 words)

Assistance has also been sought from Kolkata Port Trust, Kolkata River Police and National Disaster Response Force. (17 words)

KOLKATA: Kolkata's legendary Eden Gardens cricket stadium is to be used as a quarantine centre for Indian police who have the coronavirus, officials said Saturday (Jul 11). (28 words)

Kolkata: In a shocking incident reported from Kolkata, a leather technologist in his fifties was detained by the Kolkata police on Wednesday night for mummifying his mother’s body and preserving it in a refrigerator at his house for the past three years. (43 words)

IPL 2023, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals Live Telecast: A resurgent Kolkata Knight Riders will look for their third victory in a row in their fight for survival when they face a struggling Rajasthan Royals in the IPL on Thursday. (41 words)

Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru IPL Match Today: Shreyas Iyer-led Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will take on Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in match no 36 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Eden Gardens on Sunday. (40 words)

Example sentences (20)

Kolkata: In a shocking incident reported from Kolkata, a leather technologist in his fifties was detained by the Kolkata police on Wednesday night for mummifying his mother’s body and preserving it in a refrigerator at his house for the past three years.

For the unversed, Shah Rukh Khan made a striking appearance as he attended his IPL team Kolkata Knight Riders' match at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata which was against RCB.

IPL 2023, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals Live Telecast: A resurgent Kolkata Knight Riders will look for their third victory in a row in their fight for survival when they face a struggling Rajasthan Royals in the IPL on Thursday.

The Railway Ministry spokesperson, Amitabh Sharma, revealed that the Coromandel Express, traveling from Kolkata to Chennai, crashed into the derailed coaches of the other train, which was en route from Bengaluru to Kolkata.

As per sources in the Kolkata Police headquarters, the EC will deploy 36 special QRTs in Kolkata.

From Arunachal to Kolkata to Guwahati to Shilloi and Doyang, back to Kolkata and Guwahati and Loktak, we shortlisted a good number of places to visit for the Social Sciences Pedagogy Educational tour.

Kolkata, Aug 16: The Calcutta High Court on Friday raised questions on the role of Kolkata Police in relation to the ransacking of the emergency department of state-run RG Kar Medical College & Hospital.

Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru IPL Match Today: Shreyas Iyer-led Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will take on Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in match no 36 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Eden Gardens on Sunday.

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Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) all-rounder Cameron Green took an incredible catch with one hand to dismiss Kolkata Knight Riders batter Angkrish Raghuvanshi in their ongoing IPL 2024 clash at the Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata on Sunday, April 21.

Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field first against Kolkata Knight Riders in the third match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Saturday.

The Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) took a lap of honour after win against Mumbai Indians in their final home game of the IPL 2024 at the Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata on Saturday, May 11.

To clarify, all government vehicles belonging to Kolkata Police are officially registered under the Commissioner of Police before being assigned to various units,” Kolkata Police wrote on their social media handles shortly after.

Haider, who was staying with friends in Kolkata during a visit to the country, had been trying to send a large consignment of books he had bought in Kolkata to Berlin, Germany, where he lives.

In a series of tweets, Kolkata Airport said: “It is informed that no flights shall operate to Kolkata from Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur, Chennai & Ahmedabad from June 6 to 19 or till further orders, whichever is earlier.

Kolkata: Devotees offer prayers outside a closed temple on the occasion of ‘Ram Navami’ during a nationwide lockdown in the wake of coronavirus pandemic in Kolkata, Thursday, April 2, 2020.

KOLKATA: Kolkata's legendary Eden Gardens cricket stadium is to be used as a quarantine centre for Indian police who have the coronavirus, officials said Saturday (Jul 11).

Kolkata, Nov 4 : A fire broke out at a firecrackers’ factory at Champahat in Kolkata’s neighbouring South 24-Parganas district on Wednesday afternoon, which firefighters were trying to control.

Walking down the street in Kolkata’s Chitpur area, an otherwise bustling neighbourhood in North Kolkata, which hosts an array of shops for such theatre companies — is empty.

Assistance has also been sought from Kolkata Port Trust, Kolkata River Police and National Disaster Response Force.

The BJP raised the issue days after former Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar, who was transferred to CID last month, was recently given additional charge of Special Task Force and Economic Wings of Kolkata Police.

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Common combinations with kolkata

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Frequently asked questions

How do you use "kolkata" in a sentence?
An example: "Kolkata: In a shocking incident reported from Kolkata, a leather technologist in his fifties was detained by the Kolkata police on Wednesday night for mummifying his mother’s body and preserving it in a refrigerator at his house for the past three years." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "kolkata" from authentic English texts.
What does "kolkata" mean?
Kolkata means: The capital city of West Bengal, India, formerly known in English as Calcutta.
What are synonyms of "kolkata"?
Common synonyms of "kolkata" include: calcutta, city, metropolis, urban center.
How many example sentences with "kolkata" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "kolkata", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.