Hooghly

Proper noun

Meaning

A district of West Bengal, India.

A neighbourhood of Hugli-Chinsurah, West Bengal, India

The eastern distributary of the Ganges river in West Bengal, India.

Examples

As per the application submitted by Shaikh via lawyer Tosif Shaikh, police officials asked him to call his mother in Hooghly (West Bengal) and made her go to the nearest police station and confirm Shaikh’s credentials. Source: Internet

"Four people were killed in Bankura district, three in Hooghly, and one each in West Midnapore, Birbhum and North 24 Parganas." Source: Internet

For example, the flat-bottomed Kosha boat, with its pointed front, is suited for the rapid rivers of North Bengal, whereas the Dinghi is more in use in waters of the Hooghly near Kolkata, which flows at a much slower pace. Source: Internet

She is now studying for a bachelor’s degree from Sriampore College in Hooghly district. Source: Internet

In the early 19th century, the marshes surrounding the city were drained; the government area was laid out along the banks of the Hooghly River. Source: Internet

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