Former name of Chennai: the capital and largest city of Tamil Nadu, India.
Used in a Sentence
madras
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for madras.
Editorial note
Here is another set of lectures from IIT Madras India which helped me understand what Automata is all about.
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Quick take
Former name of Chennai: the capital and largest city of Tamil Nadu, India.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of madras gathered in one view.
A city, the county seat of Jefferson County, Oregon, United States.
A brightly colored cotton fabric with a checked or striped pattern.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for madras.
noun
Former name of Chennai: the capital and largest city of Tamil Nadu, India.
noun
A city, the county seat of Jefferson County, Oregon, United States.
noun
A brightly colored cotton fabric with a checked or striped pattern.
noun
A large handkerchief of this fabric, worn on the head in the West Indies.
Example sentences
Here is another set of lectures from IIT Madras India which helped me understand what Automata is all about.
The Chennai Music Season (also called Madras Music Season) refers to a set of concerts that happen in the months of December and January of every year.
Well at least more people ignorant people like me now know that Chennai exists;) I didn't even know that Madras got officially renamed.
Often the only education you can receive in these countries and regions is at a madras and perspectives outside of the dogma in the curriculum don't exist and are suppressed.
>Born at Erode, Madras Presidency (now Tamil Nadu) in a Tamil Brahmin family of Thenkalai Iyengar sect[2][3][4] Ramanujan's introduction to formal mathematics began at age 10.
Growing up in a slum and yet attending Berkeley/Stanford/MIT/IIT Madras is such evidence -- higher education _is_ an equalizer -- but growing up in a wealthy suburb, going to a great prep school, and then and attending a top-tier school is insufficient.
Quote examples
You can't open an "Indian" restaurant in the UK and not put it on the menu, just as you must have the step-ladder of spice with Indian sounding names (Korma, Madras, Vindaloo).
Search Google Images for "Great Bengal Famines", "Great Madras Famines", "Great Decdan Famines".
Proper noun examples
I know in Madras, India it was hot pretty much all of the time, except when it rained.
Yet, on the outskirts of Madras, green fields were irrigated by spray every morning.
The cancellation of the TEDx Chennai(== Madras) license, the firing of Kiruba, and the general tightening screws for all India TEDx events seems real enough.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use madras in a sentence?
Here is another set of lectures from IIT Madras India which helped me understand what Automata is all about.
What does madras mean?
Former name of Chennai: the capital and largest city of Tamil Nadu, India.
What part of speech is madras?
madras is commonly used as noun.