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Coimbatore

American  
[koh-im-bah-tawr, -tohr] / koʊˌɪm bɑˈtɔr, -ˈtoʊr /

noun

  1. a city in W Tamil Nadu, in SW India.


Coimbatore British  
/ ˌkɔːɪmbəˈtɔː /

noun

  1. an industrial city in SW India, in W Tamil Nadu. Pop: 923 085 (2001)

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The valley around Coimbatore, in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, is a model of what India wants for itself in the decades ahead.

From New York Times • Jun. 28, 2023

Rens Goede's roundabout journey to the city of Coimbatore in southern India, in support of the "Save Soil" movement, will see him travel across 30 countries and will last an estimated two years.

From Reuters • Mar. 22, 2023

Youth climate activist and Fridays for Future India founder Disha Ravi has also criticized Sadhguru for "grabbing land from Adivasis," India's Indigenous communities, to build the Isha Foundation headquarters in Coimbatore.

From Salon • Dec. 11, 2022

She returned to India shortly after, and taught botany in her home state before joining the Sugarcane Breeding Station at Coimbatore.

From BBC • Nov. 13, 2022

ERODE, a town of British India, in the Coimbatore district of Madras, situated on the right bank of the river Cauvery, which is here crossed by an iron railway girder bridge of 22 spans.

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