Definitions for calicutˈkæl ɪˌkʌt
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Cal•i•cutˈkæl ɪˌkʌt(n.)
a seaport in W Kerala, in SW India. 546,000.
Category: Geography (places)
Ref: Formerly, Kozhikode.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Calicut
chief town on the Malabar coast, in the Madras Presidency of India, the first port at which Vasco da Gama landed in 1498, whence the cotton cloth first imported from the place got the name "calico."
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