Thanjavur

[ tuhn-juh-voor ]

noun
  1. a city in E Tamil Nadu, in SE India.

  • Formerly Tan·jore [tan-jawr, -johr]. /tænˈdʒɔr, -ˈdʒoʊr/.

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Thanjavur

/ (ˌtʌndʒəˈvʊə) /


noun
  1. a city in SE India, in E Tamil Nadu: headquarters of the earliest Protestant missions in India. Pop: 215 725 (2001): Former name: Tanjore

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