Category: GeographyPart of speech: nounDifficulty: Common

मुंबई

/mumbai/Roman

English meaning: Mumbai

Definition

India's largest city and financial capital, located on the western coast of Maharashtra. It is home to the Bombay Stock Exchange, Reserve Bank of India's headquarters, Bollywood film industry, and major corporate headquarters.

Example

मुंबई भारताची आर्थिक आणि चित्रपट राजधानी आहे.

In English: Mumbai is India's financial and film capital.

Literary Heritage

महाराष्ट्र माझा, सह्याद्री गिरीवर, सागर किनारा, दख्खनी पठार

/mahārāṣṭra mājhā, sahyādri girīvara, sāgara kināra, dakhanī paṭhāra/

My Maharashtra — the Sahyadri mountains, the seashore, the Deccan plateau.

Kusumagraj (Vishnu Vaman Shirwadkar) · Poet, Playwright (Rashtrakavi) · 1912–1999 CE

Vishakha

Kusumagraj — poem evoking the distinctive geography of Maharashtra

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Language information

Language
मराठी
Marathi
Script
Devanagari
Family
Indo-Aryan
Speakers
95M
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