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- proper noun Alternative form of
Kozhikode .
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Examples
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In fact, I don't know how I'd managed if he hadn't taken my part against the merchants in Calicut.
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Calicut, which is situated between the Persian Gulf and the river Indus.
Amerigo Vespucci Frederick Albion Ober 1881
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Being perplexed by the great losses he was continually sustaining through the Portuguese superiority at sea, the sovereign of Calicut made overtures towards an accommodation; and in a treaty of peace gave permission to the governor-general to build a fort in the island of _Chale_, in a river that falls into the sea about three leagues from Calicut, which is navigable by boats all the way to the foot of the _Gaut_ mountains.
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Both of these terms imply the geographic origin of the huexoloti as "Calicut" or the coast of India.
History News Network 2009
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Both of these terms imply the geographic origin of the huexoloti as "Calicut" or the coast of India.
History News Network 2009
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In addition, says a note sent by the Fortune Hotel, "animated situations at strategic locations have been found to be a great attraction for festive themes at mini-metros such as Calicut,
unknown title 2009
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In addition, says a note sent by the Fortune Hotel, "animated situations at strategic locations have been found to be a great attraction for festive themes at mini-metros such as Calicut,
unknown title 2009
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“Many international Ulema have endorsed this concept and its being replicated in other cities like Bangalore, Calicut and Mumbai” he added.
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“Many international Ulema have endorsed this concept and its being replicated in other cities like Bangalore, Calicut and Mumbai” he added.
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In Kerala, where Islam came through traders, travelers and missionaries, rather than by the sword, the Zamorin of Calicut was so impressed by the seafaring skills of this community that he issued a decree obliging each fisherman's family to bring up one son as a Muslim to man his all-Muslim navy!
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