| Noun | 1. | Calcutta - the largest city in India and one of the largest cities in the world; located in eastern India; suffers from poverty and overcrowdingcity, metropolis, urban center - a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts; "Ancient Troy was a great city" Bharat, India, Republic of India - a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947 | |