Carnatic
a historically important region on the SE coast of India: now in Madras state.
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How to use Carnatic in a sentence
I understand, then, Captain Parker, that you report the Carnatic fit for any service?
The Two Admirals | J. Fenimore CooperChepauk Palace belongs to the history of the Carnatic, and a few historical notes will make things clear.
The Story of Madras | Glyn BarlowIt was on two projecting coral reefs from the island of Shaduan, that the 'Carnatic' was wrecked in 1869.
A Voyage in the 'Sunbeam' | Annie Allnut BrasseyNear Nellore, in the Carnatic, on the sea-coast there is a herd of cattle that have been wild for many years.
Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon | Robert A. SterndaleIn this quarrel the French and English, then competing for influence in the Carnatic, took opposite sides.
British Dictionary definitions for Carnatic
/ (kɑːˈnætɪk) /
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
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