Kerala

American

[kay-ruh-luh, ker-uh-] / ˈkeɪ rə lə, ˈkɛr ə- /

noun

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

Kerala British

/ kəˈrɑːlə, ˈkɛrələ /

noun

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)

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Eight years ago he dedicated two acres of his farm in Wayanad Kerala, to the crop.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

In India's southern state of Kerala, Chief Minister VD Satheesan said at least 15 people have been killed and another seven were missing after heavy rains over several days.

From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026

Haridas Puthiyakodi, 49, also from Kerala, was on a Marshall Islands-flagged cargo ship heading towards Hormuz, when the ship ahead came under attack.

From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026

I spent two days in his clinic in the southern Indian state of Kerala expecting to find a very different man.

From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026

Kerala was reeling in the aftermath of famine and a failed monsoon.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy

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