Vellore

[ vuh-lawr, ‐lohr ]

/ vəˈlɔr, ‐ˈloʊr /

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noun

a city in N Tamil Nadu state in S India, on the Palar River.

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How to use Vellore in a sentence

Proceeding northward through Vellore, he there divided his force into four bodies.
The Tiger of Mysore|G. A. Henty
On the day after leaving Vellore, the general sent an orderly to request the Rajah and his nephew to ride with him.
The Tiger of Mysore|G. A. Henty
Under cover of the fire, Riza Sahib had raised the siege, and retired with his army to Vellore.
With Clive in India|G. A. Henty
Pillars stood about me, wonderful with horses ramping forward as in the Siva Temple at Vellore.
The Ninth Vibration And Other Stories|L. Adams Beck

Ambūr and Vellore are mentioned as the sites of two of these.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India|Edgar Thurston

British Dictionary definitions for Vellore

Vellore

/ (vəˈlɔː) /

noun

a town in SE India, in NE Tamil Nadu: medical centre. Pop: 177 413 (2001)

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