Howrah

Meaning

1. A district of West Bengal, India.
2. A suburb of the City of Clarence, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
3. A large city and municipality of West Bengal; a suburb of Kolkata; the headquarters of Howrah district, West Bengal, India.

Etymology / origin

Borrowed from Bengali হাওড়া (haōṛa). The name would later be used for a property in Tasmania, Australia, which in turn inspired the name of the suburb in Hobart.

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