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Seringapatam

American  
[suh-ring-guh-puh-tam] / səˌrɪŋ gə pəˈtæm /

noun

  1. a town in S Karnataka, in S India, former capital of Mysore state: taken by the British 1799.


Seringapatam British  
/ səˌrɪŋɡəpəˈtæm /

noun

  1. a small town in S India, in Karnataka on Seringapatam Island in the Cauvery River: capital of Mysore from 1610 to 1799, when it was besieged and captured by the British. Pop: 23 448 (2001)

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