/ Dictionary / Index B Bombay: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Bom•bay Pronunciation: (bom-bā'), [key] — n. a seaport in and the capital of Maharashtra, in W India, on the Arabian Sea. 5,970,575. a former state in W India: divided in 1960 into the Gujarat and Maharashtra states. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: bombay (Thesaurus) bombax family Bombay duck Related Content Daily Word Quiz: deleterious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language