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Nellore

American  
[ne-lawr, -lohr] / nɛˈlɔr, -ˈloʊr /

noun

  1. a city in Andhra Pradesh state, SE India, on the Pennar River near the Coromandel Coast.


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Crossbreeding with Ongole cattle from India's Nellore district in the Andhra Pradesh state produced an even hardier specimen, the Nelore.

From National Geographic Jan. 24, 2024

A wife cares for her husband, who has CKDnT, at their home in the village of Kota, outside of Nellore.

From National Geographic

The Yanadees of Nellore catch this rat, surrounding the bush and seizing it as it issues forth, which its comparatively slow actions enable them to do easily.

From Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon by Robert Armitage Sterndale

The chief river is the Pennar, which enters the district from Bellary on the west, and flows eastwards into Nellore.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" by Various

The Central Carnatic extended from the Coleroon river to the river Pennar; its chief towns were Madras, Pondicherry, Arcot, Vellore, Cuddalore, Pulicat, Nellore, &c.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" by Various

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