Madras
English
editEtymology
editThe etymology is uncertain; it may derive from Madraspattinam. See Wikipedia for several possible etymologies.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editMadras
- Former name of Chennai, the capital and largest city of Tamil Nadu, India.
- Synonym: (current name) Chennai
- A city, the county seat of Jefferson County, Oregon, United States.
Derived terms
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Noun
editMadras (countable and uncountable, plural Madrases)
- (British) A style of curry dish purported to originate from the Madras region.
- I’ll have the chicken Madras.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Jespersen, Otto (1909) A Modern English Grammar on Historical Principles (Sammlung germanischer Elementar- und Handbücher; 9)[1], volumes I: Sounds and Spellings, London: George Allen & Unwin, published 1961, § 10.572, page 304.
Anagrams
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editMadras f
Serbo-Croatian
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editMàdras m (Cyrillic spelling Ма̀драс)
- Madras (former name of Chennai, the capital and largest city of Tamil Nadu, India)
Declension
editDeclension of Madras
References
edit- “Madras” in Hrvatski jezični portal
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