Madurai
[ mad-yoo-rahy ]
/ ˈmæd yʊˌraɪ /
noun
a city in S Tamil Nadu, in S India.
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Formerly Madura .
Words nearby Madurai
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Example sentences from the Web for Madurai
At 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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