Tirunelveli

[ teer-oo-nel-vuh-lee ]

noun

1. a city in S Tamil Nadu, in S India.

Tirunelveli

/ ˌtɪrʊˈnɛlvɛlɪ /

noun

1. a city in S India, in Tamil Nadu: site of St Francis Xavier's first preaching in India; textile manufacturing. Pop: 411 298 (2001)

Example Sentences

Looking to "rekindle his connection" with his father, Mr Thirumaran, now 55 and an activist who runs a school for children rescued from bonded labour in Tamil Nadu's Tirunelveli district, decided to go and look for his grave in November.

From BBC

Nithya Pathalam, a 25-year-old law student in Philadelphia, spent summers in India as a child visiting her grandparents in the city of Tirunelveli.

From Washington Post

When she lived in Tirunelveli, in southern India, people gave her unsolicited advice all the time on how to look lighter-skinned.

From New York Times

A Tirunelveli medical college study 10 years ago found villagers around the plant had higher rates of asthma, bronchitis, and ear, nose and throat infections, and that iron levels in their groundwater were up to 20 times higher than acceptable limits.

From The Guardian

Officials say more than 1,000 people have taken shelter in relief centers in Kanyakumari and Tirunelveli districts in Tamil Nadu state.

From Seattle Times