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Example sentences for: calicut

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When you use calico, magnesium or hamburger , you must remember that these words owe their origins to the places under the names Calicut (a district and famous city in Kerala State, India), Magnesia (a metal-bearing region in Greece), and Hamburg (a city in Germany), respectively.
The merchants at first tried the soft sell, offering cloth, wine, and necklaces for ivory and gold, but the traders of Calicut were insulted at being taken for “natives” who could be bought with cheap hooch and glass baubles.