Cambay

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Etymology

From Gujarati ખંભાત (khambhāt), from Sauraseni Prakrit khambhāvatī, from Sanskrit स्कम्भावती (skambhāvatī), from स्कम्भ (skambha, pillar) + वत् (vat).

Proper noun

Cambay

  1. (historical) A princely state during the British Raj in India.

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