Kerala

[ key-ruh-luh, ker-uh- ]

noun

1. a state in SW India: formerly the regions of Travancore and Cochin. 15,005 sq. mi. (38,836 sq. km). : Thiruvananthapuram.

Kerala

/ ˈkɛrələ; kəˈrɑːlə /

noun

1. a state of SW India, on the Arabian Sea: formed in 1956, it includes the former state of Travancore-Cochin; has the highest population density of any Indian state. Capital: Trivandrum (Thiruvananthapuram). Pop: 31 838 619 (2001). Area: 38 863 sq km (15 005 sq miles)

Example Sentences

In Kerala, one 18th-century ruler asked for guidance on how to deal with allegations of adultery and the brahmins obliged with an elaborately detailed set of instructions.

From Time

While New Delhi received heavy downpour, unusual for this time of the year, there has been massive damage to human lives in the southern state of Kerala.

From Quartz

Kerala’s handling of the pandemic is widely considered one of the few bright spots in an otherwise dismal landscape.

From MIT Technology Review

States like Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Kerala are trying to directly buy vaccines from international vaccine makers, in the hope that these shots would be given a fast-tracked approval in India.

From Quartz

Modi also lost the southern states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu.

From Time

It seems that Christian churches in Kerala, at the southern tip of India, favor a Jetsons look.

From The Daily Beast

And so the emperor came to Kerala to see those churches and he happened to arrive at eight in the morning.

From The Daily Beast

The kingdoms of Mathura and Kerala would certainly have been mentioned if they had been in existence.

From Project Gutenberg

Cera or Kerala lay on the west coast in the modern Travancore.

From Project Gutenberg