Tamil Nadu

American  

[nah-doo] / ˈnɑ du /

noun

1. a large state in S India: formerly a presidency; boundaries readjusted on a linguistic basis 1956. 50,216 sq. mi. (130,058 sq. km). Chennai.

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Tamil Nadu British  

/ ˈtæmɪl nɑːˈduː /

noun

1. Former name (until 1968): Madras.  a state of SE India, on the Coromandel Coast: reorganized in 1956 and 1960 and made smaller; consists of a coastal plain backed by hills, including the Nilgiri Hills in the west Capital: Chennai (formerly called Madras). Pop: 62 110 839 (2001). Area: 130 058 sq km (50 216 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

Sitharaman announced that dedicated corridors will be set up for rare earth minerals in four states, including Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Andhra Pradesh in the south and Odisha in the east.

From BBC

India's southern state of Tamil Nadu has a long, peculiar political tradition: here, cinema doesn't merely entertain, it also governs.

From BBC

Tamil Nadu state, a manufacturing powerhouse, accounts for most of India’s exports of iPhones and a large share of clothing and footwear exports, industries that are among the state’s top employers.

From The Wall Street Journal

To keep the study grounded in real-world conditions, the researchers chose a model of a single village in Namakkal district, Tamil Nadu - the heart of India's poultry belt.

From BBC

Tamil Nadu frames its payments as a "rights grant" while West Bengal's scheme similarly recognises women's unpaid contributions.

From BBC