Madurai

[ mad-yoo-rahy ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Madurai

/ ˈmædjʊˌraɪ /

a city in S India, in S Tamil Nadu: centre of Dravidian culture for over 2000 years; cotton industry. Pop: 922 913 (2001) Former nameMadura

On May 23, the SpiceJet flight took off from Bengaluru for Madurai with the couple and over 160 guests.

Due to Covid-19, weddings in Bengaluru and Madurai—like most other parts of the country—are allowed to have only up to 50 guests.

At the census, 1891, Konga (territorial) and Madurai were returned as sub-divisions.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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