Tamil Nadu

[ nah-doo ]

/ ˈnɑ du /

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noun

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

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Formerly Madras.

Words nearby Tamil Nadu

Tamerlane, Tameside, Tamiflu, Tamil, Tamil Eelam, Tamil Nadu, Tamil Tigers, tamis, Tamm, Tammany, Tammany Hall

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How to use Tamil Nadu in a sentence

In India, major political parties have proposed paying women for doing housework in the run up to elections in states including Tamil Nadu, and West Bengal, prompting unprecedented debate around the division of labor.
After a Terrible Year for Women in the Economy, These Places Are Working Toward a Feminist Recovery From COVID-19|Ciara Nugent|April 20, 2021|Time
Prabhakaran had come to personify the movement, and his end, so wretched, became the emblem of Tamil defeat and Sinhalese triumph.
Mahinda Rajapaksa and Sri Lanka’s Reign of Terror|Kapil Komireddi|November 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The former Tamil bastions in the north and east continue to be exposed to arbitrary violence by Sri Lankan authorities.
Mahinda Rajapaksa and Sri Lanka’s Reign of Terror|Kapil Komireddi|November 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Earlier this year, I spoke to a Sri Lankan lawyer who has helped Tamil families flee the island.
Mahinda Rajapaksa and Sri Lanka’s Reign of Terror|Kapil Komireddi|November 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Months after the Kumbakonam tragedy, a far greater one slammed into the Tamil Nadu coast: the tsunami of December 2004.
India’s Most Dangerous Meal: The Poisoned-Lunch Disaster|Dilip D’Souza|July 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Following the Kumbakonam deaths, the Tamil Nadu government banned thatched roofs, and the schools were now building concrete ones.
India’s Most Dangerous Meal: The Poisoned-Lunch Disaster|Dilip D’Souza|July 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Will ye present your belts and weapons to the Great Tamil as a peace offering?
The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 26, February 1893|Various
The Great Tamil would know why ye dared to land upon his sacred shores?
The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 26, February 1893|Various
"The Great Tamil commands his prisoners to appear before him again," he cried.
The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 26, February 1893|Various
The words had scarcely passed his lips when Denviers rushed forward and snatched the mask from the Tamil sitting there!
The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 26, February 1893|Various
She was extremely intelligent, and spoke Tamil such as one reads in books set for examination.
Lotus Buds|Amy Carmichael

British Dictionary definitions for Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu

/ (ˈtæmɪl nɑːˈduː) /

noun

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)Former name (until 1968): Madras

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