Thiruvananthapuram

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

/ ˌθi ru vəˌnɑn θəˈpu rəm /

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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Examples from the Web for 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 (1 of 2)

Trivandrum

/ (trɪˈvændrəm) /

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

British Dictionary definitions for trivandrum (2 of 2)

Thiruvananthapuram

/ (ˌθɪruːvəˈnæntæˌpuːrɑːm) /

noun

the local official name of Trivandrum

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