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Madras

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Madras"

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Word	Definition
bombaynoun	(dated) The former name of Mumbai, the state capital of Maharashtra, India.
calcuttanoun	Former name of Kolkata: the capital and largest city of West Bengal, India.
bangalorenoun	Synonym of Bengaluru: a megacity, the state capital of Karnataka, India.
howrahnoun	A large city and district in West Bengal; a suburb of Kolkata, India.
chennainoun	The capital and largest city of Tamil Nadu, India, formerly known as Madras.
ginghamnoun	(uncountable) A cotton fabric made from dyed and white yarn woven in checks.
checkered	Divided into a grid of squares of alternating colours or shades, or into light and dark patches.
caliconoun	(textiles) A kind of rough cloth made from unbleached and not fully processed cotton, often printed with a bright pattern.
seersuckernoun	(textiles) A thin, all-cotton fabric, commonly striped, used to make clothing for summer wear.
plaidnoun	(textiles) A type of twilled woollen cloth, often with a tartan or chequered pattern.
tartannoun	(uncountable) Woven woollen fabric with a distinctive pattern of coloured stripes intersecting at right angles originally associated with Scottish Highlanders, now with different clans (though this only dates from the late 18th century) and some Scottish families and institutions having their own patterns; (countable) a particular type of such fabric.
batistenoun	A fine cloth made from cotton or linen; cambric.
poplinnoun	A fabric of many varieties, usually made of silk and worsted; used especially for women's dresses.
shirtingnoun	Shirts collectively.
broadclothnoun	A dense, plain woven cloth, usually made of cotton or a cotton blend.
muslinnoun	(textile) Any of several varieties of thin cotton cloth.
cambricnoun	A finely woven fabric made originally from linen but often now from cotton.
lawnnoun	Ground (generally in front of or around a house) covered with grass kept closely mown.
voilenoun	A light, translucent cotton fabric used for making curtains and dresses.
percalenoun	(textiles) A fine, closely woven fabric, made from cotton, polyester or a mix of these, and used for sheets and clothing.