Thiruvananthapuram

[thee-roo-vuh-nahn-thuh-poo-ruh m]

noun

a city in and the capital of Kerala state, in S India: Vishnu pilgrimage center.

Also called Tri·van·drum

[trih-van-druh m] /trɪˈvæn drəm/.

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Historical Examples of trivandrum

This restriction is not fully observed in Trivandrum, and south of it.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India
Edgar Thurston
They are paid mourners, and attend at the Trivandrum palace when a death occurs in the royal family.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India
Edgar Thurston

British Dictionary definitions for trivandrum

Trivandrum

noun

a city in S India, capital of Kerala, on the Malabar Coast: made capital of the kingdom of Travancore in 1745; University of Kerala (1937). Pop: 744 739 (2001)Local official name: Thiruvananthapuram

Thiruvananthapuram

noun

the local official name of Trivandrum

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