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Meaning of "Hooghly" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HOOGHLY

Hooghly  [ˈhuːɡlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HOOGHLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hooghly is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HOOGHLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of Hooghly in the English dictionary

The definition of Hooghly in the dictionary is a river in NE India, in West Bengal: the westernmost and commercially most important channel by which the River Ganges enters the Bay of Bengal. Length: 232 km.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HOOGHLY


bigly
ˈbɪɡlɪ
fugly
ˈfʌɡlɪ
gangly
ˈɡæŋɡlɪ
googly
ˈɡuːɡlɪ
sanctifyingly
ˈsæŋktɪˌfaɪɪŋɡlɪ
scraggly
ˈskræɡlɪ
shingly
ˈʃɪŋɡlɪ
singly
ˈsɪŋɡlɪ
smugly
ˈsmʌɡlɪ
snugly
ˈsnʌɡlɪ
spangly
ˈspæŋɡlɪ
squiggly
ˈskwɪɡlɪ
straggly
ˈstræɡlɪ
tingly
ˈtɪŋɡlɪ
UGLI
ˈʌɡlɪ
ugly
ˈʌɡlɪ
vaguely
ˈveɪɡlɪ
waggly
ˈwæɡlɪ
wiggly
ˈwɪɡlɪ
wriggly
ˈrɪɡlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HOOGHLY

Hooft
Hoogh
hook
hook and eye
hook it
Hook of Holland
hook-nosed
hook-tip
hook-up
hook, line, and sinker
hooka
hookah
hookcheck
Hooke
Hooke´s law

WORDS THAT END LIKE HOOGHLY

childishly
deathly
earthly
foolishly
freshly
harshly
highly
lavishly
monthly
muchly
nighly
richly
roughly
sluggishly
smoothly
stylishly
teughly
thoroughly
throughly
toughly

Synonyms and antonyms of Hooghly in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Hooghly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HOOGHLY

Find out the translation of Hooghly to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Hooghly from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Hooghly» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

胡格利
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Hooghly
570 millions of speakers

English

Hooghly
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हुगली
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

هوجلى
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Hooghly
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Hooghly
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Hoogh
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Hooghly
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Hoogh
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Hooghly
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

フーグリ川
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Hooghly
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Hoogh
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Hooghly
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Hoogh
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हुग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Hoogh
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Hooghly
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Hooghly
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Hooghly
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Hooghly
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Hooghly
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Hooghly
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Hooghly
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Hooghly
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Hooghly

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HOOGHLY»

The term «Hooghly» is quite widely used and occupies the 36.177 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HOOGHLY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Hooghly» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Hooghly» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Hooghly

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HOOGHLY»

Discover the use of Hooghly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Hooghly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Report on the river Hooghly. With plans
No doubt the bend in the river just at the commencement of the James and Mary is very abrupt, but even so Pagoda Point is nearly as abrupt, and judging by what is done there, it seems evident that the action of the main river about Hooghly ...
Hugh Leonard, 1865
2
Memorial of J. Reily, late Principal Sudder Ameen of Hooghly ...
In fact, the late Deputy Governor, when calling on the Sudder Court adopted this view of the case, and restricted the Court to an enquiry into your Memorialist's general conduct “ since he was transferred to Hooghly.” But the Sudder Court ...
James REILY, 1850
3
The Landed Middle Class and Their Politics in Hooghly: A ...
The Focus Of This Books Is On The Emergance Of The Landed Middle Class In The District Of Hooghly Of Bengal Between 1859 And 1914.
Subhash Chandra Sen, 2003
4
The Ganges Water Diversion: Environmental Effects and ...
FARAKKA BARRAGE AND ITS IMPACT ON THE HYDROLOGY AND FISHERY OF HOOGHLY ESTUARY M.Sinha Former Director Central Inland Capture Fisheries Research Institute Barrackpore-700120 West Bengal, India 6.1 Introduction ...
M. Monirul Qader Mirza, 2004
5
Land and people of Indian states and union territories : (in ...
5205548 25, Chanditala Branch Road Calcutta. Fort Gloster Jute Mfg.Co. Pvt. Ltd ., - License No. 5202037, 3, Haren Mukherjee Road, P.O. Belur, Howrah. Ganges Mfg. Co. Ltd., 712502 - License No. 5191866 P.O. Bansberia, Distt. Hooghly.
S. C. Bhatt, 2005
6
The Ganga: Water Use in the Indian Subcontinent
... diminishes more and more. ...The Hooghly has deteriorated perceptively during the last quarter of a century in the upper 50 miles (80 km) of its tidal length and most, as one would naturally expect, in the first 20 miles (32 km) below Nadia.
Pranab Kumar Parua, 2010
7
The Cambridge History of India
MUGHUL ATTACK ON HOOGHLY complicity in piracy 1 and their practice of kidnapping or purchasing children and disposing of them as slaves. These statements reminded the emperor of his own personal reasons for disliking the foreigners.
Edward James Rap;son, Sir Wolseley Haig, Sir Richard Burn, 1957
8
Environmental Education
This arises from excessive pumping of ground water by shallow tube wells for irrigation in some West Bengal districts along the Hooghly river course and also in Bangladesh along the Padma river course. In this process air (oxygen) is ...
Anil Kumar De, 2004
9
Handbook of Universities
Hooghly Courses: M.Sc. — Geography; B.A. (Honours) — Bengali, Economics, English, History, Philosophy, Political Science, Sanskrit; B.Com. (Honours) — Accountancy; B.Sc.(Honours) — Botany, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics, Zoology; ...
‎2006
10
A Geographical, Statistical, and Historical Description of ...
HOOGHLY RIVER. — This river communicates its name to the district just described, which it intersects, and is itself formed by the junction of the Cossimbazar and Jellinghy, the two westernmost branches of the Granges, after which it flows ...
Walter Hamilton (M.R.A.S.), 1820

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HOOGHLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Hooghly is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Large areas in Kolkata could sink if earthquake strikes: IIT study
On the east there is the East Kolkata Wetlands and on the west flows the Hooghly. All these provide the water source that will contribute to the ... «Hindustan Times, Jul 15»
2
Cruise - Daily Express
... addition to the Pandaw partner programme, which also includes the Brahmaputra, Ganges and Hooghly in India and River Kwai in Thailand. «Express.co.uk, Jul 15»
3
The Statesman: Why & Wherefore of Floods
... to construct diversion spurs and guide walls in Kolkata Port's river training projects in the Hooghly and the Estuary in the 1970s and Eighties. «The Statesman, Jul 15»
4
Kolkata's Writers' Building refit plan plagued by problems - Gulf Times
Banerjee and her government relocated in October 2013 to a nondescript office block on the other side of river Hooghly in the twin city of ... «Gulf Times, Jul 15»
5
Shooter, 3 Nanti gang men held
... Mohan and Hasa of Salt Lake, Palash of Belur along with Benarasi Bapi and Chikua in Hooghly are doing the rounds for "hobnobbing" with ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
6
Businessman, TMC party member murdered in Hooghly
Businessman, TMC party member murdered in Hooghly ... to be its active member, was killed at Chanditala in Hooghly district early today. «Mid-Day, Jul 15»
7
Kolkata's Writers' Building refit plagued by problems
Banerjee and her government relocated in October 2013 to a nondescript office block on the other side of river Hooghly in the twin city of ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
8
Electricity to households on DVC agenda
In Bengal, DVC's command area includes parts of Purulia, Bankura, Burdwan, Hooghly and Howrah districts. Dhanbad, Giridih, Bokaro ... «Calcutta Telegraph, Jul 15»
9
Against the flow
National Waterway (NW) 1, for instance, is the Ganga-Bhagirathi-Hooghly river from Allahabad in the west to Haldia in the east. NW 2, 3, 4 and ... «Livemint, Jul 15»
10
Odisha Tourism Minister released book on Old Jagannath Sadak
He requested Anil Dhir to take up documentation of the West Bengal part of the Sadak to make the project complete from Hooghly to Puri. «Orissadiary.com, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Hooghly [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/hooghly>. May 2024 ».
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