Tamil
noun
a member of a Dravidian people of southern India and Sri Lanka.
Tamils
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pluralof Tamil.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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At least 13 more Tamils have been granted citizenship since.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2025
It was no coincidence that, under the British Raj in the 19th Century, Tamils made up the largest chunk of Indian administrators and workers in Southeast Asia.
From BBC ● Jan. 17, 2025
In 2021, dozens of Tamils became the first people ever to claim asylum on the Indian Ocean island, which is the site of a secretive UK-US military base.
From BBC ● Dec. 16, 2024
While guards watched and military jets occasionally roared overhead, Shanthi and the other Tamils approached British forces on the island with a letter asking to be sent to a safe country.
From BBC ● Dec. 7, 2024
The Sikhs, who are the police of Hongkong, here share such duty with Tamils from southern India and some Chinese.
From The Critic in the Orient by George Hamlin Fitch
