Tamil
a member of a Dravidian people of southern India and Sri Lanka.
the Dravidian language of the Tamils, spoken in India principally in Tamil Nadu state and in Sri Lanka on the northern and eastern coasts.
of or relating to the Tamils or their language.
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How to use Tamil in a sentence
At a time when India is dealing with a deadly second wave of Covid-19, a businessman from the southern state of Tamil Nadu booked a chartered flight for two hours to tie the knot mid-air and avoid gathering restrictions.
A “joy ride” that turned out to be a mid-air wedding and flouted all Covid restrictions in India | Niharika Sharma | May 25, 2021 | QuartzAmong them is Nawaj Sharif, 19, from West Bengal’s Malda town, who used to work as a tailor in the textile hub of Tirupur in Tamil Nadu.
For Indians living on the margins, the fear of a lockdown is greater than that of Covid-19 | Vijayta Lalwani | April 13, 2021 | QuartzConsider the amount of revenue the state of Tamil Nadu receives via sand mining, an industry estimated to generate nearly $3 billion a year.
For the first time, a Tamil poet will be able to tap her followers worldwide to launch a new collection.
The web must change its business model if it wants to become truly global and multilingual | matthewheimer | December 21, 2020 | FortuneShankar comes from a traditional family of Devanga weavers in Villupuram, a district in the southern state of Tamil Nadu.
How a Wasteland Shrub Is Becoming the Next Big Thing in Fashion | Daniel Malloy | August 28, 2020 | Ozy
Prabhakaran had come to personify the movement, and his end, so wretched, became the emblem of Tamil defeat and Sinhalese triumph.
Mahinda Rajapaksa and Sri Lanka’s Reign of Terror | Kapil Komireddi | November 15, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe former Tamil bastions in the north and east continue to be exposed to arbitrary violence by Sri Lankan authorities.
Mahinda Rajapaksa and Sri Lanka’s Reign of Terror | Kapil Komireddi | November 15, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTEarlier this year, I spoke to a Sri Lankan lawyer who has helped Tamil families flee the island.
Mahinda Rajapaksa and Sri Lanka’s Reign of Terror | Kapil Komireddi | November 15, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTMonths after the Kumbakonam tragedy, a far greater one slammed into the Tamil Nadu coast: the tsunami of December 2004.
India’s Most Dangerous Meal: The Poisoned-Lunch Disaster | Dilip D’Souza | July 18, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTFollowing the Kumbakonam deaths, the Tamil Nadu government banned thatched roofs, and the schools were now building concrete ones.
India’s Most Dangerous Meal: The Poisoned-Lunch Disaster | Dilip D’Souza | July 18, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTWill ye present your belts and weapons to the Great Tamil as a peace offering?
The Great Tamil would know why ye dared to land upon his sacred shores?
"The Great Tamil commands his prisoners to appear before him again," he cried.
The words had scarcely passed his lips when Denviers rushed forward and snatched the mask from the Tamil sitting there!
She was extremely intelligent, and spoke Tamil such as one reads in books set for examination.
Lotus Buds | Amy Carmichael
British Dictionary definitions for Tamil
/ (ˈtæmɪl) /
plural -ils or -il a member of a mixed Dravidian and Caucasoid people of S India and Sri Lanka
the language of this people: the state language of Tamil Nadu, also spoken in Sri Lanka and elsewhere, belonging to the Dravidian family of languages
of or relating to this people or their language
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