ALIPUR
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ALIPUR , a suburb of Calcutta, containing Belvedere House , the official residence of the lieutenant -governor of Bengal, and a number of handsome mansions. It lies within the limits of the south suburban municipality, and is a cantonment of native troops. On the Calcutta maidan, opposite Alipur Bridge , stood two trees under which duels were fought. It was here that the meeting See Also: - MEETING (from " to meet," to come together, assemble, 0. Eng. metals ; cf. Du. moeten, Swed. mota, Goth. gamotjan, &c., derivatives of the Teut. word for a meeting, seen in O. Eng. Wit, moot, an assembly of the
people ; cf. witanagemot) in 178o between Warren Hastings and Sir Philip Francis took place.
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