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Mumbai
geographical name
Mum·bai
| \ ˈməm-ˌbī
, mu̇m-ˈbī\
, mu̇m-ˈbī\
Definition of Mumbai
city and port in western India; capital of Maharashtra and of the former Bombay state metropolitan area population 11,914,398
Note: The city of Mumbai is on Mumbai Island which is in the Arabian Sea and has an area of 24 square miles (62 square kilometers).
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