Definition of Madras. Meaning of Madras. Synonyms of Madras

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Definition of Madras

Madras
Madras Ma*dras", n. [So named after Madras, a city and presidency of India.] A large silk-and-cotton kerchief, usually of bright colors, such as those often used by negroes for turbans. A black woman in blue cotton gown, red-and-yellow madras turban . . . crouched against the wall. --G. W. Cable.

Meaning of Madras from wikipedia

- Chennai (/ˈtʃɛnaɪ/ , Tamil: [ˈt͡ɕenːaɪ̯], IAST: Cennaī), formerly known as Madras, is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost state of India. It...
- Indian Institute of Technology Madras (po****rly known as IITM or IIT Madras) is a public technical university located in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India....
- states of Kerala, and Mysore State were carved out of Madras State. Under the Andhra Pradesh and Madras Alteration of Boundaries Act, 1959, with effect from...
- The Madras Presidency or Madras Province, officially called the Presidency of Fort St. George until 1937, was an administrative subdivision (province)...
- text. Madras Bashai (Tamil: மெட்ராஸ் பாஷை, lit. 'Madras Language') was the variety of the Tamil language spoken by native people in the city of Madras (officially...
- Madras curry or Madras sauce is a curry sauce. Madras is orange in colour and is made with heavy use of chili powder. Raita is often used as an accompaniment...
- Madras State was a state of India which was in existence during the mid-20th century. The state came into existence on 26 January 1950 when the Constitution...
- Look up Madras or madras in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Madras is the former name of Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu state in India. Madras may also...
- the erstwhile Madras Presidency and was formerly known as Madras State. The first legislature of any sort for the Presidency was the Madras Legislative...
- number is 3 of 39. It was formerly known as Madras South. It was created in 1957 through bifurcation of Madras Lok Sabha constituency. It is one of the most...