Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of or relating to a tradition of South Indian classical music featuring improvised elaborations on prescribed melodic and rhythmic formulas.
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- adjective of or pertaining to the Carnatic coast or Carnatic region of the South Indian states of
Tamil Nadu , southeasternKarnataka , and southernAndhra Pradesh .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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When I call Carnatic music a tradition, I am actually celebrating its diversity and change.
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This vegetation is described as Carnatic umbrella thorn forests by Champion and Seth (1968).
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From Pondicherry the Jesuits gradually proceeded inland and founded what was called the Carnatic mission about 1700.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss 1840-1916 1913
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Carnatic, which is at present absolutely defenceless.
The Tiger of Mysore A Story of the War with Tippoo Saib 1867
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Carnatic, which is the name of that part of India.
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Afghans and from the Nizam, but what he most counted on for the expulsion of the English from the Carnatic was a force of thirty thousand French soldiers.
History of the English People, Volume VIII (of 8) Modern England, 1760-1815 John Richard Green 1860
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Every day you are fatigued and disgusted with this cant, "The Carnatic is a country that will soon recover, and become instantly as prosperous as ever."
The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 03 (of 12) Edmund Burke 1763
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The Carnatic is a country not much inferior in extent to England.
The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 03 (of 12) Edmund Burke 1763
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It is only to complete the view I proposed of the conduct of the Company with regard to the dependent provinces, that I shall say _any_ thing at all of the Carnatic, which is the scene, if possible, of greater disorder than the northern provinces.
The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 02 (of 12) Edmund Burke 1763
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The 'Carnatic' was a dominion that extended over the territory that is now included in the Collectorates of Nellore, North Arcot, South
The Story of Madras Glyn Barlow
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Anastasia Tsioulcas, Let This Percussionist Blow Your Mind With The Fibonacci Sequence, NPR (Aug. 10, 2018)August 15, 2018