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Calcutta
[ kal-kuht-uh ]
noun
- former name of Kolkata ( def ) (but sometimes still used).
- (sometimes lowercase) Also called Calcutta pool. 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
/ æˈʌə /
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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Example Sentences
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.
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.
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.
If Scotland's Finn Russell made one of his three kicks it would have been another headline man-of-the-match Calcutta Cup performance.
England edged towards the business end of the Six Nations in contention for the title as Finn Russell missed a 79th-minute conversion and Scotland's Calcutta Cup winning streak ended at Allianz Stadium.
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