Seringapatam

American  

[suh-ring-guh-puh-tam] / səˌrɪŋ gə pəˈtæm /

noun

1. a town in S Karnataka, in S India, former capital of Mysore state: taken by the British 1799.

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Seringapatam British  

/ səˌrɪŋɡəpəˈtæm /

noun

1. a small town in S India, in Karnataka on Seringapatam Island in the Cauvery River: capital of Mysore from 1610 to 1799, when it was besieged and captured by the British. Pop: 23 448 (2001)

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Example Sentences

Seringapatam, built at the Bombay Dockyard in 1819.

From New York Times • Nov. 4, 2011

A fine MS. of the Koran, from the library of Tippoo Sahib at Seringapatam.

From Annals of the Bodleian Library, Oxford, A.D. 1598-A.D. 1867 With a Preliminary Notice of the earlier Library founded in the Fourteenth Century by Macray, William Dunn

If only they had taken Bompas's advice, and sent me round the world in the Seringapatam!

From The Camera Fiend by Hornung, E. W. (Ernest William)

The fall of Seringapatam, and the death of Tippou-Saib in its defence, are well-known events.

From Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 2 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)

The death of Tippo-Sahib at the storming of Seringapatam.

From Gentlemen Rovers by Powell, E. Alexander (Edward Alexander)