- former name of Kolkata (but sometimes still used).
- 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.
- the former official name (still widely used) of Kolkata
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