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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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