Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A state of southern India on the Bay of Bengal and the Palk Strait. A succession of kingdoms and empires ruled the region from prehistoric times until it fell under British control in the 1700s and 1800s. Chennai is the capital.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun State in southern
India which hasChennai (formerly known asMadras ) as its capital.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a state in southeastern India on the Bay of Bengal (south of Andhra Pradesh); formerly Madras
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word Tamil Nadu.
Examples
-
In an earnings conference call, the company said it is planning to grow its food and healthcare businesses beyond its home market in Tamil Nadu.
Amrutanjan Plans to Buy Soft-Drink Maker for 262 Million Rupees Sneha Shah 2011
-
India's Congress party resolved differences with a regional ally in Tamil Nadu state, averting a political crisis that threatened Prime Minister Singh's government.
What's News 2011
-
"There has been a revolving door of alliance governments coming in an out" in Tamil Nadu, he said.
Jayalalithaa to Take Helm in Tamil Nadu Amol Sharma 2011
-
But another important ally, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam DMKsuffered a huge reversal in southern Tamil Nadu state.
-
The defeat is being attributed to anger among voters over a massive corruption scam involving a former federal minister from the DMK.Political analysts say the results in Tamil Nadu should be a message to the Congress Party, whose image is also tainted by corruption scandals, that demands for clean governance are growing.
-
Congress party spokesman Manish Tiwari said the results in Tamil Nadu can't be totally attributed to the corruption scandal.
Jayalalithaa to Take Helm in Tamil Nadu Amol Sharma 2011
-
Both were born in Tamil Nadu and went on to study at Harvard.
Indian Court Declines to Name Minister in Telecom Case Vibhuti Agarwal 2012
-
Jayalalitha in Tamil Nadu, have said they are against the decision to relax retail FDI rules.
-
The defeat is being attributed to anger among voters over a massive corruption scam involving a former federal minister from the DMK.Political analysts say the results in Tamil Nadu should be a message to the Congress Party, whose image is also tainted by corruption scandals, that demands for clean governance are growing.
-
But another important ally, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam DMKsuffered a huge reversal in southern Tamil Nadu state.
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.