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Nagapattinam

Nagapattinam proper noun: a town in Tamil Nadu, India, which contains the administrative headquarters of the Nagapattinam district.

Proper noun

Nagapattinam

  1. A town in Tamil Nadu, India, which contains the administrative headquarters of the Nagapattinam district.
  2. A district of Tamil Nadu, India.

Nagapattinam meaning in Tamil

Nagapattinam in Tamil

town
நாகப்பட்டினம் nākappaṭṭiṉam, நாகை nākai
district
நாகப்பட்டினம் nākappaṭṭiṉam, நாகை nākai

Forms of Nagapattinam

alternative form (archaic)Negapatam
alternative form (archaic)Nagapatnam
alternative form (archaic)Negapatan

Origin of Nagapattinam

From Tamil நாகப்பட்டினம் (nākappaṭṭiṉam).

Questions about Nagapattinam

What does Nagapattinam mean?
Nagapattinam means a town in Tamil Nadu, India, which contains the administrative headquarters of the Nagapattinam district.
What is Nagapattinam in Tamil?
Nagapattinam in Tamil is நாகப்பட்டினம் (nākappaṭṭiṉam), நாகை (nākai). See Nagapattinam meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is Nagapattinam?
Nagapattinam is a proper noun.

Words near Nagapattinam in the dictionary

  1. Nagao
  2. Nagaoka
  3. Nagaon
  4. Nagaos
  5. Nagapatnam
  6. Nagapattinam
  7. nagapie
  8. nagapies
  9. Nagar
  10. Nagar Haveli
  11. nagar panchayat

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