Carnatic

[ kahr-nat-ik ]

noun

1. a historically important region on the SE coast of India: now in Madras state.

Carnatic

/ kɑːˈnætɪk /

noun

1. a region of S India, between the Eastern Ghats and the Coromandel Coast: originally the country of the Kanarese; historically important as a rich and powerful trading centre; now part of Tamil Nadu state

Example Sentences

I understand, then, Captain Parker, that you report the Carnatic fit for any service?

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Chepauk Palace belongs to the history of the Carnatic, and a few historical notes will make things clear.

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It was on two projecting coral reefs from the island of Shaduan, that the 'Carnatic' was wrecked in 1869.

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Near Nellore, in the Carnatic, on the sea-coast there is a herd of cattle that have been wild for many years.

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In this quarrel the French and English, then competing for influence in the Carnatic, took opposite sides.

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