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Kutch
(kŭch) See Rann of Kutch.
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Kutch
(kʌtʃ) orCutch
n
1. (Placename) a former state of W India, on the Gulf of Kutch (an inlet of the Arabian Sea): part of Gujarat state since 1960
2. (Placename) Rann of Kutch an extensive salt waste in W central India, and S Pakistan: consists of the Great Rann in the north and the Little Rann in the southeast; seasonal alternation between marsh and desert; some saltworks. In 1968 an international tribunal awarded about 10 per cent of the border area to Pakistan. Area: 23 000 sq km (9000 sq miles)
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Kutch
or Cutch
(kʌtʃ)n.
1. a former state in W India, now part of Gujarat state.
2. Rann of (rʌn) a salt marsh NE of this area. 9000 sq. mi. (23,310 sq. km).
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| Noun | 1. | kutch - tannin extract derived from any of several mangrove barks of Pacific areas tannic acid, tannin - any of various complex phenolic substances of plant origin; used in tanning and in medicine |
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