Telugu
noun
a Dravidian language spoken mainly in Andhra Pradesh state, SE India.
Telugus
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pluralof Telugu.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The Boyis are Telugus, and are employed as bearers of palanqueens and other domestic service in Southern India.
From A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): a contribution to the history of India by Robert Sewell
In the following year Humayun waged war against the country of the Telugus and besieged Devarakonda, which made so stout a resistance that the Dakhani armies were baffled, and retired.
From A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): a contribution to the history of India by Robert Sewell
Our American Congregationalists have done most for the Tamils; we Baptists have done most for the Telugus.
From A Tour of the Missions Observations and Conclusions by Augustus Hopkins Strong
About the year 1475 there was a terrible famine in the Dakhan and the country of the Telugus, which lasted for two years.
From A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): a contribution to the history of India by Robert Sewell
On a journey around the world two years ago, a Christian leader saw one church record in the Baptist mission among the Telugus in which there were the names of 19,000 Christian converts.
From The Call of the World or, Every Man's Supreme Opportunity by W. E. Doughty
