Kerala

[ key-ruh-luh, ker-uh- ]

noun

1. a state in SW India: formerly the regions of Travancore and Cochin. 15,005 sq. mi. (38,836 sq. km). : Thiruvananthapuram.

Kerala

/ kəˈrɑːlə; ˈkɛrələ /

noun

1. a state of SW India, on the Arabian Sea: formed in 1956, it includes the former state of Travancore-Cochin; has the highest population density of any Indian state. Capital: Trivandrum (Thiruvananthapuram). Pop: 31 838 619 (2001). Area: 38 863 sq km (15 005 sq miles)

Example Sentences

His farming career began in the 1970s when he inherited a rubber plantation in the the southern Indian state of Kerala , which he managed alongside his career as a doctor.

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Dr Minimol J.S., is the head of cocoa research at Kerala Agriculture University and is working with Cadbury to develop hybrid cocoa trees.

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In Kerala, we get 2.5 kilograms per year per tree.

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Back in Kerala, Dr Matthew reflects on his decade as a cocoa farmer.

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He was part of landmark rulings that decriminalised homosexuality and allowed menstruating women into Kerala’s Sabarimala shrine.

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