Malabar Coast

American  

[mal-uh-bahr] / ˈmæl əˌbɑr /

noun

1. a region along the entire SW coast of India, extending from the Arabian Sea inland to the Western Ghats.

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Malabar Coast British  

/ ˈmæləˌbɑː /

noun

1. a region along the SW coast of India, extending from Goa to Cape Comorin: includes most of Kerala state

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Example Sentences

Spanning seven decades, “The Covenant of Water” is a family epic set on South India’s Malabar Coast, following three generations as they try to make sense of their family curse: death by drowning.

From Los Angeles Times

It is the story of three generations of one family in the Christian community of Parambil, along the Malabar Coast of South India, a “child’s fantasy world of rivulets and canals” that has “spawned a people — Malayalis — as mobile as the liquid medium around them.”

From Los Angeles Times

Even states where infections were swelling a few weeks ago, such as Kerala along the tropical Malabar Coast, have seen a sustained decline.

From Seattle Times

For 44 years, Nijamuddin K. lived his life in peace on Kavaratti, a sandy atoll surrounded by turquoise water 200 miles west of India’s Malabar coast.

From Los Angeles Times

Kerala’s setting on the Malabar Coast means seafood is a staple.

From New York Times