Meaning of "Tamil Nadu" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF TAMIL NADU

Tamil Nadu  [ˈtæmɪl nɑːˈduː]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TAMIL NADU

Tamil Nadu is a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TAMIL NADU MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu (/ˈtæmɪl ˈnɑːduː/ TAM-il-NAH-doo;தமிழ்நாடு Tamil pronunciation (help·info); literally The Land of Tamils or Tamil Country) is one of the 29 states of India. Its capital is Chennai (formerly known as Madras), the largest city. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Puducherry and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh. It is bounded by the Eastern Ghats on the north, by the Nilgiri, the Anamalai Hills, and Kerala on the west, by the Bay of Bengal in the east, by the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait on the southeast, and by the Indian Ocean on the south. Tamil Nadu is the eleventh largest state in India by area and the sixth most populous state in India. The state was ranked sixth among states in India according to the Human Development Index in 2011. It was the second largest state economy in India in 2012. The state has the highest number (10.56 per cent) of business enterprises and stands second in total employment (9.97 per cent) in India, compared to the population share of about 6 per cent.

Definition of Tamil Nadu in the English dictionary

The definition of Tamil Nadu in the dictionary is a state of SE India, on the Coromandel Coast: reorganized in 1956 and 1960 and made smaller; consists of a coastal plain backed by hills, including the Nilgiri Hills in the west Capital: Chennai. Pop: 62 110 839. Area: 130 058 sq km Former name : Madras.

TRANSLATION OF TAMIL NADU

Find out the translation of Tamil Nadu to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of Tamil Nadu from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Tamil Nadu» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 泰米尔纳德邦
• Translator English - Spanish: Tamil Nadu
• English: Tamil Nadu
• Translator English - Hindi: तमिलनाडु
• Translator English - Arabic: تاميل نادو
• Translator English - Russian: Тамил Наду
• Translator English - Portuguese: Tamil Nadu
• Translator English - Bengali: তামিল নাড়ু
• Translator English - French: Tamil Nadu
• Translator English - Malay: Tamil Nadu
• Translator English - German: Tamilisch Nadu
• Translator English - Japanese: タミル·ナードゥ州
• Translator English - Korean: 타밀 나두
• Translator English - Javanese: Tamil Nadu
• Translator English - Vietnamese: Tamil Nadu
• Translator English - Tamil: தமிழ்நாடு
• Translator English - Marathi: तामिळनाडू
• Translator English - Turkish: Tamil Nadu
• Translator English - Italian: Tamil Nadu
• Translator English - Polish: Tamil Nadu
• Translator English - Ukrainian: Таміл Наду
• Translator English - Romanian: tamil Nadu
• Translator English - Greek: Ταμίλ Ναντού
• Translator English - Afrikaans: tamil Nadu
• Translator English - Swedish: Tamil Nadu
• Translator English - Norwegian: Tamil Nadu

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TAMIL NADU»

Discover the use of Tamil Nadu in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Tamil Nadu and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Tamil Nadu, Human Development Report

On the economic and social conditions and economic development in Tamil Nadu, India.

Tamil Nadu Government, 2003

Temple Towns Of Tamil Nadu

Attempts To Bridge The Gap Between Art History And Religion History By Placing Some Of The Greatest Monumnets Of Tamil Nadu Within An Appropriate Religion And Ritualistic Context.

George Michell, Marg Publications, 1993

Muslim Identity, Print Culture, and the Dravidian Factor in ...

This work is an original attempt to study the influence of print technology on the Muslims of Tamil Nadu and their literature.

J. B. Prashant More, 2004

Performance of Women Police, Tamil Nadu

The book based on empirical study, tries honesty to evaluate the performance of women police in respect of the problems in their family and society, increasing trends of crime against women and women criminals and the strategies.

A. P. Mohamed Ali, 2006

Tamil Nadu economy: trends and prospects

Contributed seminar papers.

M. Naganthan, University of Madras, 2002

Devadasi System in Medieval Tamil Nadu

Study covers the period 300 B.C.-1800 A.D

K. Sadasivan, 1993

Tamil Nadu: an unfinished task

This is the ninth volume in a major series which studies the status of land reforms throughout the country.

M. Thangaraj, 2004

Geology of Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry

In the context of Tamil Nadu and the Union Territory of Pondicherry, India.

Geological Society of India, T. A. Selvan, 2001

Tamil Nadu economy

The book covers general, technological and institutional factors in the functioning of the Tamil Nadu economy, operating on different scales and at different places with varying levels of success.

A. G. Leonard, 2006

A Handbook for Panchayati Raj Administration (Tamil Nadu)

The appended Notification containing terms of reference will be published in an Extraordinary issue of Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, dated the 3rd March 2000. (G.O.Ms. No. 518, Finance (Resources) Department, dated 1st December ...

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10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TAMIL NADU»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Tamil Nadu is used in the context of the following news items.

With Dornier Aircraft Still Missing, Submarine Joins Search …

The surveillance aircraft was on a regular sortie to monitor the Tamil Nadu coast and the Palk Bay. The aircraft was being flown by Deputy Commandant ... «NDTV, Jun 15»

Jayalalitha sworn in as chief minister of Tamil Nadu

Jayaram Jayalalitha has been sworn in as the chief minister of the Indian state Tamil Nadu, less than a fortnight after being cleared of corruption. The politician ... «BBC News, May 15»

Jayalalithaa set to return as CM, Tamil Nadu may go for snap polls

A supporter of Jayalalithaa, former chief minister of Tamil Nadu and chief of AIADMK party, dances next to fire crackers in Chennai after a court overturned her ... «Hindustan Times, May 15»

Gang that sent refugees to Australia via Nepal busted in Tamil Nadu

The gang had allegedly taken money from gullible Tamil refugees staying in camps in Tamil Nadu to "facilitate" their illegal journey by using fake passports. «Zee News, Apr 15»

20 Shot Dead in Andhra Forests, Strong Protests in Tamil Nadu

Chittoor: Among the 20 alleged sandalwood smugglers who were shot dead in the sandalwood forests of Andhra Pradesh this morning, many were reportedly ... «NDTV, Apr 15»

Tamil Nadu govt to send 150 fishermen to Sri Lanka to bring back …

The Tamil Nadu government on Thursday said the state fisheries department would take over 81 fishing boats when the Sri Lankan courts release them. «Times of India, Feb 15»

Tamil Nadu CM urges Modi to defer meeting on repatriation of Sri …

A total of 3.04 lakh refugees came to Tamil Nadu in four phases since 1983. ... are still apprehensions about the presence of the Sri Lankan army in Tamil areas. «Times of India, Jan 15»

Tamil Nadu parties cautious about Sirisena win in Sri Lanka

CHENNAI: Political parties in Tamil Nadu were guarded in their reaction to the election of Maithripala Sirisena, a Sinhala hardliner and former minister in the ... «Times of India, Jan 15»

Jayalalithaa's bail boosts fireworks sales in Tamil Nadu

MADURAI/CHENNAI: A spurt in the sales of fireworks was witnessed across Tamil Nadu immediately after the Supreme Court granted bail to former chief ... «Times of India, Oct 14»

Tamil Nadu: Opposition parties use Jayalalithaa's arrest to …

Chennai: With a vacuum created in Tamil Nadu's political scene following the conviction of AIADMK supremo Jayalalithaa in a graft case, opposition parties are ... «Firstpost, Oct 14»