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Madurai

/ˈmʌðʊraɪ/

Madurai proper noun: a district of Tamil Nadu, India.

Proper noun

Madurai

  1. A district of Tamil Nadu, India.
  2. A city, the headquarters of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, India, also the cultural capital of the state.

Forms of Madurai

alternative form (obsolete)Madura

Origin of Madurai

Borrowed from Tamil மதுரை (maturai), from Old Tamil 𑀫𑀢𑀼𑀭𑁃 (maturai).

Questions about Madurai

What does Madurai mean?
Madurai means a district of Tamil Nadu, India.
What part of speech is Madurai?
Madurai is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Madurai?
Madurai is pronounced /ˈmʌðʊraɪ/.

Words near Madurai in the dictionary

  1. madumbies
  2. Madupayas
  3. madupitic
  4. Madura
  5. Madura foot
  6. Madurai
  7. Madurai Veeran
  8. maduramicin
  9. Maduran
  10. Madurans
  11. Madurese

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