what is a Bombay?

Question

I know BOMBAY is a city in India you guys. I said "What is A Bombay.

Answer 1

I have never heard of it other than the former name of Mumbai.

Answer 2

City in India, now called Mumbai. The British (during their occupation of India) called it Bombay as they could not pronounce Mumbai.

Answer 3

Mumbai (IPA: /'mumbəi/ (help·info), Marathi: मुंबई), formerly known as Bombay, is the capital of the state of Maharashtra, and the most populous city of India, with an estimated population of about 13 million (as of 2006)[1]. Mumbai is located on Salsette Island, off the west coast of Maharashtra. Along with its neighbouring suburbs, it forms the world's fifth most populous metropolitan area with a population of about 20 million. The city has a deep natural harbour and the port handles over half of India's passenger traffic and a significant amount of cargo.[2]

Mumbai is the commercial and entertainment capital of India, and houses important financial institutions, such as the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), the National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) and the corporate headquarters of many Indian companies. Mumbai has attracted migrants from all over India because of the immense business opportunities, and the relatively high standard of living, making the city a potpourri of various communities and cultures. The city is home to India's Hindi film and television industry, known as Bollywood. Mumbai is also one of the rare cities to accommodate a national park, the Sanjay Gandhi National Park, within its city limits. It is often called the New york of India.

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In the Philippines, "Bombay" is term used to call people who live, came from or natives of India..

Answer 4

A city in western India just off the coast of the Arabian Sea.
India's 2nd largest city (after Calcutta); has the only natural deep-water harbor in western India.
Also a breed of cat.The Bombay is the blackest cat in the cat fancy. Once the cat is mature, the coat is black to the root, short, tight and extremely shiny. Even the paw pads are black. Its eyes are like copper pennies. (mine had yellow eyes though)

Answer 5

bombay is a place in india

Answer 6

A bomb bay is the place in a military aircraft (bomber type), where the bombs are stored until they are dropped on the deserving.