Madras

  1. Proper noun.  Former name of Chennai, the state capital of Tamil Nadu, India.
  2. Proper noun.  (British) a style of curry dish purported to originate from the Madras region.
  3. Noun.  a brightly colored cotton fabric with a checked or striped pattern.

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This entry was last updated on RefTopia from its source on 3/20/2012.