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Trichinopoly

British  
/ ˌtrɪkɪˈnɒpəlɪ /

noun

  1. another name for Tiruchirapalli

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The Carnatic, as above defined, comprehended within its limits the maritime provinces of Nellore, Chingleput, South Arcot, Tanjore, Madura and Tinnevelly, besides the inland districts of North Arcot and Trichinopoly.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" by Various

Chanda Sahib had left Arcot, the capital of the Carnatic, to reduce Trichinopoly, then held by a weak English battalion.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" by Various

In the Trichinopoly district, the police brought to Mr Roberts’ notice a sorcerer’s outfit, which had been seized.

From Omens and Superstitions of Southern India by Thurston, Edgar

Clive offered to attack Arcot in order to force Chanda Sahib to raise the siege of Trichinopoly.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" by Various

We left early in the afternoon in order to visit Tanjore, Trichinopoly, and Madura, and for two days sleeping-cars were to be our home.

From Travels in the Far East by Peck, Ellen Mary Hayes

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