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CHENNAI
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Chennai mean?
• CHENNAI (noun)
The noun CHENNAI has 1 sense:
1. a city in Tamil Nadu on the Bay of Bengal; formerly Madras
Familiarity information: CHENNAI used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A city in Tamil Nadu on the Bay of Bengal; formerly Madras
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
Chennai; Madras
Instance hypernyms:
city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)
Holonyms ("Chennai" is a part of...):
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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