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.
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Which of the options below is the best punctuation for the sentence? It__s your turn to pick the movie __ but your sister gets to pick the board game we _ re going to play.
Its your turn to pick the movie but your sister gets to pick the board game we’re going to play.
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It’s your turn to pick the movie, but your sister gets to pick the board game we’re going to play.
TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUTAlso called Tri·van·drum [trih-van-druh m] /trɪˈvæn drəm/.
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Example sentences from the Web for trivandrum
This restriction is not fully observed in Trivandrum, and south of it.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India|Edgar ThurstonThey 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)
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