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Mumbai or Bombay?



 
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Mumbai or Bombay? #1 (permalink) Fri Nov 28, 2008 8:09 am   Mumbai or Bombay?
 

I noticed that the German mass media still use the old name for the city of Mumbai. Instead of 'Mumbai' they say 'Bombay'. What do you call that city in your native language?

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Mumbai or Bombay? #2 (permalink) Fri Nov 28, 2008 8:20 am   Mumbai or Bombay?
 

It used to be Bombay earlier. The name has been changed to Mumbai (after Mumbadevi, an Indian goddess). People in India call it Mumbai.
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Mumbai or Bombay? #3 (permalink) Fri Nov 28, 2008 9:08 am   Mumbai or Bombay?
 

i wish i could have been able to tell you, but i have not heard of the city.
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