Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of west-central India on the Gulf of Khambhat north of Mumbai. Once the chief port of India, it is now a railroad junction and manufacturing center.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A cotton cloth made in the Bombay Presidency, but not necessarily from Surat cotton. The name is generally given to uncolored and unprinted cloth of no great fineness.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun A large city in
India , in the state ofGujarat .
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Examples
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"Army soldiers have moved in to help firefighters who are trying to rescue the six people still trapped in the fire," said B.L. October 18th, 2009 SURAT - Property worth millions went up in smoke as a fire broke out in a textile-printing mill in Surat this morning.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2009
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My favorite place in Surat is probably this tiny place near Athwa Lines called Mysore Cafe.
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My favorite place in Surat is probably this tiny place near Athwa Lines called Mysore Cafe.
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Around 20 per cent of over 10,000 processing units in Surat have closed down in the past couple of months.
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Nakoda Textile Industries, sponsored Surat Textile Park under the name Surat Super Yarn Park has now increased the production capacity to 151,000 mpta of texturised yarn in the wake of revival of textile industry.
News Centre@myiris.com India's Most Comprehensive Financial Destination 2009
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There’s a popular saying which goes like this: ‘Surat nu jaman ane Kashi nu maran’, which means that (the fortunate) eat in Surat and die in Kashi.
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Living in Surat for four years does a lot of damage to one’s health and waistline.
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Tomorrow is my last day in Surat, and I’m busy getting signatures from dozens of people for the no dues certificate.
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Living in Surat for four years does a lot of damage to one’s health and waistline.
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She learned it from her sister-in-law who grew up in Surat.
Chunda Anjali 2006
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