Nilgiri Hills

American  

[nil-guh-ree] / ˈnɪl gə ri /

plural noun

1. a group of mountains in S India, in Madras state. Highest peak, Mt. Dodabetta, 8,760 feet (2,670 meters).

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Nilgiri Hills British  

/ ˈnɪlɡɪrɪ /

plural noun

1. a plateau in S India, in Tamil Nadu. Average height: 2000 m (6500 ft), reaching 2635 m (8647 ft) in Doda Betta

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Example Sentences

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

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)

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

This was to the effect that the couple had slipped off to the Nilgiri Hills and had decided to stop there.

From The Magnificent Montez From Courtesan to Convert by Wyndham, Horace