Madurai
[ mad-yoo-rahy ]
/ ˈmæd yʊˌraɪ /
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noun
a city in S Tamil Nadu, in S India.
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Formerly Madura .
Words nearby Madurai
madrone, mad rush, madtom, Madura, Madura boil, Madurai, Madurella, Madurese, maduro, maduromycosis, madwoman
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How to use Madurai in a sentence
On May 23, the SpiceJet flight took off from Bengaluru for Madurai with the couple and over 160 guests.
A “joy ride” that turned out to be a mid-air wedding and flouted all Covid restrictions in India|Niharika Sharma|May 25, 2021|QuartzDue to Covid-19, weddings in Bengaluru and Madurai—like most other parts of the country—are allowed to have only up to 50 guests.
A “joy ride” that turned out to be a mid-air wedding and flouted all Covid restrictions in India|Niharika Sharma|May 25, 2021|QuartzAt the census, 1891, Konga (territorial) and Madurai were returned as sub-divisions.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India|Edgar Thurston
British Dictionary definitions for Madurai
Madurai
/ (ˈmædjʊˌraɪ) /
noun
a city in S India, in S Tamil Nadu: centre of Dravidian culture for over 2000 years; cotton industry. Pop: 922 913 (2001)Former name: Madura
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