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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 Madrasplay

  Familiarity information: CHENNAI used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CHENNAI (noun)


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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