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Madras : (noun)
1: a state in southeastern India on the Bay of Bengal (south of
Andhra Pradesh); formerly Madras [syn: Tamil Nadu, Madras]
2: a city in Tamil Nadu on the Bay of Bengal; formerly Madras
[syn: Chennai, Madras]
3: a light patterned cotton cloth
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Madras : \Ma*dras"\, n. [So named after Madras, a city and
presidency of India.]
A large silk-and-cotton kerchief, usually of bright colors,
such as those often used by negroes for turbans.
A black woman in blue cotton gown, red-and-yellow
madras turban . . . crouched against the wall. --G. W.
Cable.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Madras, OR (city, FIPS 45250)
Location: 44.62987 N, 121.12901 W
Population (1990): 3443 (1374 housing units)
Area: 5.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 97741
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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