madras

n. seaport and capital city of Tamil Nadu (state in southeastern India); former name of Tamil Nadu

n. light cotton fabric usually woven with a pattern of colorful stripes or plaids

Chennai , formerly known as , is the capital of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and is on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal. With an estimated population of 7.5 million (2007), it is the fourth largest metropolitan city in India and one of the largest metropolitan areas in the world. The city was established in the seventeenth century by the British, who developed it into a major urban center and naval base. By the twentieth century, it became an important administrative center, as the capital of the Madras Presidency.
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Noun
1. a state in southeastern India on the Bay of Bengal (south of Andhra Pradesh); formerly Madras
(synonym) Tamil Nadu
(hypernym) state, province
(part-holonym) India, Republic of India, Bharat
2. a city in Tamil Nadu on the Bay of Bengal; formerly Madras
(synonym) Chennai
(hypernym) city, metropolis, urban center
(part-holonym) India, Republic of India, Bharat

Noun
1. a light patterned cotton cloth
(hypernym) fabric, cloth, material, textile

n. madras, a kind of cotton weave; state in southern India; capital of the state of Madras

n. Madras, seaport and capital city of Tamil Nadu (state in southeastern India); former name of Tamil Nadu

n. madras, light cotton fabric usually woven with a pattern of colorful stripes or plaids