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Cuddalore
Cuddalore or Kudalur , city (1991 pop. 144,561), Tamil Nadu state, SE India. It is a port on the Bay of Bengal and a district administrative center, with fishing and shipbuilding industries. Although one of the major ports in India's Tamil Nadu state, Cuddalore handles less than 2% of India's total foreign trade. Fort St. David, a stronghold of Tippoo Sahib, is a notable architectural monument. The city was hit by the Dec., 2004, Indian Ocean tsunami. |
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"Cuddalore." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Cuddalore." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Cuddalor.html "Cuddalore." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Cuddalor.html |
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Tranchell, Peter (Andrew)
Tranchell, Peter (Andrew) (b Cuddalore, India, 1922; d Southampton, 1993). Eng. composer. Music lect. Cambridge Univ. from 1950; dir. of mus. Gonville and Caius Coll. from 1960. Comp. opera The Mayor of Casterbridge (1951); mus. comedy Zuleika (1954); ballets Fate's Revenge (Ballet Rambert 1951) and Images of Love (CG 1964); several ‘concert entertainments’, incl. The Mating Season (based on P. G. Wodehouse, 1962, rev. 1969); anthems, etc.
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MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "Tranchell, Peter (Andrew)." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "Tranchell, Peter (Andrew)." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O76-TranchellPeterAndrew.html MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "Tranchell, Peter (Andrew)." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O76-TranchellPeterAndrew.html |
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Cuddalore
Cuddalore, Tamil Nādu/India Fort St David Settled by the English East India Company in 1682–3. The name is derived from the Tamil kūṭṭal‐ūr ‘Junction Town’, so‐called because it lies close to the confluence of the Ponnaiyār and Gadilam Rivers.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Cuddalore." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Cuddalore." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Cuddalore.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Cuddalore." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Cuddalore.html |
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