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Tirunelveli

American  
[teer-oo-nel-vuh-lee] / ˌtɪər ʊˈnɛl və li /

noun

  1. a city in S Tamil Nadu, in S India.

Tirunelveli British  
/ ˌtɪrʊˈnɛlvɛlɪ /

noun

  1. a city in S India, in Tamil Nadu: site of St Francis Xavier's first preaching in India; textile manufacturing. Pop: 411 298 (2001)

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At the Tata conglomerate factory in Tirunelveli, in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, 4,000 mostly women employees also work non-stop shifts.

From Barron's • Jan. 25, 2026

Nithya Pathalam, a 25-year-old law student in Philadelphia, spent summers in India as a child visiting her grandparents in the city of Tirunelveli.

From Washington Post • Apr. 21, 2022

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