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Keralan

Keralan adjective: pertaining to the Indian state of Kerala.

Adjective

Keralan (comparative more Keralan, superlative most Keralan)

  1. Pertaining to the Indian state of Kerala.
    • Here is a rich, coconutty, Keralan curry that takes me back to my student days.2015, Atul Kochhar, Atul's Curries of the World, page 148

Noun

Keralan (plural Keralans)

  1. A person from Kerala.
    • I asked Suresh if Keralans had been better off when they were ruled by maharajas.2012 April 30, Jake Halpern, “The Secret of the Temple”, in The New Yorker
    Synonyms:
    Keralite

Synonyms of Keralan

Forms of Keralan

Adjective
comparativemore Keralan
superlativemost Keralan
Noun
pluralKeralans

Origin of Keralan

From Kerala + -an.

Questions about Keralan

What does Keralan mean?
Keralan means pertaining to the Indian state of Kerala.
What part of speech is Keralan?
Keralan can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near Keralan in the dictionary

  1. keracyanin
  2. Kerait
  3. Kerak
  4. Kerala
  5. Keralam
  6. Keralan
  7. Keralans
  8. Keralite
  9. Keralites
  10. Keram
  11. kerambit

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