Tamil Nadu
geographical name
Tam·il Na·du
| \ ˌta-məl-ˈnä-(ˌ)dü
, ˌtä-\
, ˌtä-\
variants:
or formerly Madras
Definition of Tamil Nadu
state of southeastern India bordering on the Bay of Bengal; capital Chennai area 50,180 square miles (129,966 square kilometers), population 72,147,030