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 • May 18, 2023

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 • Nov. 3, 2021

An example is the Sevai Tomato Kurma, which is a seafood entrée from the Malabar Coast where an assortment of curried crustaceans are served over rice noodles.

From New York Times • Apr. 12, 2012

Menon, son of a lawyer, was born on India's Malabar Coast in 1897.

From Time Magazine Archive

The boatmen of the Malabar Coast face the surf singing no other than the refrain that the Basque women murmur over the cradle.

From The Velvet Glove by Merriman, Henry Seton