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Madurai

American  
[mad-yoo-rahy] / ˈmæd yʊˌraɪ /

noun

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


Madurai British  
/ ˈmædjʊˌraɪ /

noun

  1. Former name: Madura.  a city in S India, in S Tamil Nadu: centre of Dravidian culture for over 2000 years; cotton industry. Pop: 922 913 (2001)

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