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Kalkutta
Proper noun
  war
Auxiliary
  die
Determiner
  Hauptstadt
Noun
  von
Adposition
 Britisch-Indien.

Calcutta was the capital of British India.
Words and sentences
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Kalkutta

Kolkata, Calcutta (the capital city of West Bengal, India)

New
war

  1. first-person singular preterite of sein
  2. third-person singular preterite of sein

New
die

New
Hauptstadt

capital (capital city)

New
von

  1. from
  2. of, belonging to (often replacing genitive; see usage note below)
  3. by (with passive voice)
  4. about, of (a topic)
  5. on, with (a resource)

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