Nilgiri Hills
Americanplural noun
plural noun
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The scenic but economically depressed Nilgiri Hills, home to long-marginalized forest tribes, had never had an industry of its size when the factory began production in 1960.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2015
In India they form the Nilgiri Hills, the Shevaroys and part of the Western Ghats, extending southward to Cape Comorin and reappearing in Ceylon.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 8 "Chariot" to "Chatelaine" by Various
As good an instance of this phase of culture as may be had is afforded by the tribes of the Andamans, or by the Todas of the Nilgiri Hills.
From Theory of the Leisure Class by Veblen, Thorstein
The transference of the plants was attended with considerable difficulty, but in 1861 under his superintendence a consignment of plants was planted in a favourable situation in the Nilgiri Hills.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" by Various
None in Mysore, Receipt for killing them used on Nilgiri Hills.
From Gold, Sport, and Coffee Planting in Mysore by Elliot, Robert H. (Robert Henry)
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