(n) a dungeon (20 feet square) in a fort in Calcutta where as many as 146 English prisoners were held overnight by Siraj-ud-daula; the next morning only 23 were still alive
(n) the largest city in India and one of the largest cities in the world; located in eastern India; suffers from poverty and overcrowding, Syn. Calcutta
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