Madurai

[mad-yoo-rahy]

noun

a city in S Tamil Nadu, in S India.

Formerly Madura.

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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

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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