Mumbai
proper noun
- capital city and district in Maharashtra, India
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /mʊmˈbaɪ/
name
Etymology: From Marathi मुंबई (mumbaī), from मुंबा (mumbā, “the goddess Mumba, the local mother goddess”) + आई (āī, “mother”).
- A megacity, the capital of Maharashtra, India, also known as Bombay.
“The £4bn expressways form a diamond linking Delhi with the country's three other largest cities, Mumbai, Chennai and Calcutta, marking the beginning of more than £35bn of road projects.”