Tamil

[ tam-uhl, tuhm-, tah-muhl ]

noun

, plural Tam·ils, (especially collectively) Tam·il.

1. a member of a Dravidian people of southern India and Sri Lanka.
2. the Dravidian language of the Tamils, spoken in India principally in Tamil Nadu state and in Sri Lanka on the northern and eastern coasts.

adjective

1. of or relating to the Tamils or their language.

Tamil

/ ˈtæmɪl /

noun

1. -ils-il a member of a mixed Dravidian and Caucasoid people of S India and Sri Lanka
2. the language of this people: the state language of Tamil Nadu, also spoken in Sri Lanka and elsewhere, belonging to the Dravidian family of languages

adjective

1. of or relating to this people or their language

Example Sentences

Lawyers representing the Tamils described the move as a “very welcome step” in a “long battle for justice”.

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Vimal is the first Tamil footballer to play professionally in England - one of just a handful of players from a South Asian background employed in the top four leagues.

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Instead, the Biot administration established a separate process to determine if the Tamils could be returned to Sri Lanka or be granted international protection - which the UN says is akin to refugee status.

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His debut in Tamil cinema got a "lot of pushback", he says.

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Communications obtained by the BBC between foreign office officials in July regarding the Sri Lankan Tamils warn that “the costs are increasing and the latest forecast is that these will be £50 million per annum”.

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