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Origin of name Kolkata
- Calcutta is an Anglicized version of the Bengali name Kalikata. According to some, 'Kalikata' is derived from the Bengali word Kalikshetra, which means Ground of Kali (the goddess)
- However, according to Britannica, some say that the name of the city is derived from the location of its original settlement on the bank of a canal (khal)
- According to the third opinion, the city's name was originated from the Bengali words -- lime (calcium oxide; kali) and burnt shell (kata), since the area was noted for the manufacture of shell lime
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