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Madras
MADRAS
[Madras]
, officially Chennai , city (1991 pop. 5,421,985), capital of Tamil Nadu state, SE India, on the Bay of Bengal. A commercial, railway, and manufacturing center, it has large textile mills, chemical and automobile plants, and tanneries. Providing offshore and back-office services to foreign corporations is also an important industry. Largely built around Fort St. George, a British outpost that became the seat of the British East India Company until 1773, the city became an important British trading center. The French captured it in 1746, but the British recovered it two years later. Together with docks and warehouses, the harbor provides modern transportation linkages to peninsular India. A cultural center, the city houses the Univ. of Madras (1857) and institutes of dance and music. There are many large public buildings and a famous shore drive, the Marina. Near the city is Mt. St. Thomas, the traditional site of the martyrdom (AD 68) of Thomas the apostle. He is supposedly buried in Madras at the Cathedral of St. Thomé. In 1996 Madras was officially renamed Chennai, its ancient name. Coastal areas of the city were hit by the Dec., 2004, Indian Ocean tsunami. |
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"Madras." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Madras." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Madras.html "Madras." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2006. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Madras.html |
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Madras was founded by Francis Day of the English East India Company in 1639. It stood north of the Portuguese settlement of São Tomé on a strip of the Coromandel coast famous for its textiles. A fortification (named after St George) was built and became the headquarters of company activities. However, in the 18th cent. the Coromandel cloth trade declined and Madras was overtaken by Calcutta in company esteem. Fort St George was seized by the French in 1746 although subsequently returned. The city became the capital of a presidency in the 19th cent. but suffered economic stagnation. Its population in 1901 was 400,000.
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JOHN CANNON. "Madras." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Madras." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-Madras.html JOHN CANNON. "Madras." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-Madras.html |
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Madras was founded by Francis Day of the English East India Company in 1639. It stood on a strip of the Coromandel coast famous for its textiles. A fortification (named after St George) was built and became the headquarters of company activities. The city became the capital of a presidency in the 19th cent. but suffered economic stagnation.
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JOHN CANNON. "Madras." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Madras." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-Madras.html JOHN CANNON. "Madras." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-Madras.html |
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mad·ras / ˈmadrəs; məˈdras/ • n. a strong, fine-textured cotton fabric, typically patterned with colorful stripes or checks. |
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"madras." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "madras." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-madras005.html "madras." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-madras005.html |
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Madras 1 State and former province, India: see Tamil Nadu . 2 City, India: see Chennai . |
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"Madras." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Madras." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-Madras.html "Madras." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-Madras.html |
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"Madras." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Madras." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-Madras.html "Madras." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-Madras.html |
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Madras." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Madras." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Madras.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Madras." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Madras.html |
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Madras •arse, baas, brass, carse, class, coup de grâce, farce, glass, grass, Grasse, impasse, Kars, kick-ass, kvass, Laplace, Maas, Madras, outclass, pass, sparse, stained glass, surpass, upper class, volte-face
•badass • lardass • sandglass
•eyeglass, spyglass
•wine glass • tooth glass • subclass
•hourglass
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•masterclass • weather glass • bypass
•underpass • wheatgrass • ryegrass
•knotgrass • sawgrass • bluegrass
•goosegrass • smart-arse
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"Madras." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Madras." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Madras.html "Madras." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Madras.html |
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