Coimbatore

[ koh-im-bah-tawr, -tohr ]

/ koʊˌɪm bɑˈtɔr, -ˈtoʊr /

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noun

a city in W Tamil Nadu, in SW India.

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coiffurist, coign, coign of vantage, coil, coil spring, Coimbatore, Coimbra, coin, coinage, coinage bronze, coin box

How to use Coimbatore in a sentence

Where this chain is lofty, as between Malabar and Coimbatore, the rainclouds are intercepted and give a rainfall of 150 in.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 3|Various
A single plant found growing in the compound of the Agricultural College, Coimbatore, weighed 15 lb.
A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses|Rai Bahadur K. Ranga Achariyar
The Kongas are found chiefly in the Salem and Coimbatore districts.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India|Edgar Thurston
The palol wears garments of a dark grey material made in the Coimbatore district.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India|Edgar Thurston

The only pass in those days, connecting Malabar and Coimbatore, was that which is now known as Nerumangalam.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India|Edgar Thurston

British Dictionary definitions for Coimbatore

Coimbatore

/ (ˌkɔːɪmbəˈtɔː) /

noun

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

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