why is masulipatanam also known as macchilipatanam
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Etymology. During the 17th century, it was known by the names Masulipatnam and Masulipatam, in local Telugu language, Masuli/Machili means fish and Patnam means city. Masula and Bandar (Bandar translates to port in Persian language). The port town in the ancient times was also referred with the name Maesolia.
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