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Chennai

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Chen·nai  (ch-n) Formerly Ma·dras (m-drs, -dräs)
A city of southeast India on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal. Founded in 1639 as Fort St. George by the British East India Company, Chennai was held by the French from 1746 to 1749. It is today a major industrial, commercial, and cultural center with a thriving harbor (constructed 1862-1901). Population: 4,210,000.
Chennai [tʃɪˈnaɪ]
n
(Placename) the official name for Madras
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Noun1.Chennai - a city in Tamil Nadu on the Bay of BengalChennai - a city in Tamil Nadu on the Bay of Bengal; formerly Madras
Madras
Bharat, India, Republic of India - a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947
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Chennai [tʃɪˈnaɪ] n → Chennai
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