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black hole of calcutta meaning and definition
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Definition of Black Hole of Calcutta (noun)
- a dungeon (20 feet square) in a fort in Calcutta where as many as 146 English prisoners were held overnight by Siraj-ud-daula; the next morning only 23 were still alive
Source: Princeton University Wordnet