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protective meaning in Tamil

காப்பான

/pɹəˈtɛk.tɪv/US/pɹəˈtɛk.tɪv/

protective in Tamil: காப்பான, பாதுகாப்பான, பாதுகாப்புக்கான. In English, protective means serving or intended to protect.

Tamil words for protective

காப்பான, பாதுகாப்பான, பாதுகாப்புக்கான

English meaning of protective

  1. adjective Serving or intended to protect.
  2. adjective Wishing to protect; defensive of somebody or something.
  3. noun Something that protects.
  4. noun A condom.

Full definition of protective

protective in a sentence

  • The fighter dropped into a protective stance.
  • The castle's moat served a protective function.
  • Mother bears are famously protective of their cubs.

protective in other languages

Questions about protective in Tamil

What is the meaning of protective in Tamil?
Protective in Tamil is காப்பான, பாதுகாப்பான, பாதுகாப்புக்கான.
protective என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Protective: காப்பான, பாதுகாப்பான, பாதுகாப்புக்கான.
What does protective mean in English?
Protective means serving or intended to protect.

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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: protective (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: protective (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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