Hooghly

English

Etymology

Anglicisation of Bengali হুগলি (hugoli).

Proper noun

Hooghly

A neighbourhood of Hugli-Chinsurah, West Bengal, India
A district of West Bengal, India.
The eastern distributary of the Ganges river in West Bengal, India.

Alternative forms

Hoogly, Hooghley, Hughly, Hughley, Hugli

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