1
: a Dravidian language of Tamil Nadu state, India, and of northern and eastern Sri Lanka
2
: a Tamil-speaking person or a descendant of Tamil-speaking ancestors
Examples of Tamil in a Sentence
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Pan India film is a term usually used for films made in one of the four south Indian languages – Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam – which is dubbed into Hindi and other languages and released across India and in overseas diaspora markets.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 Apr. 2024
In the southern state of Tamil Nadu, for example, temperatures are already soaring at 104°F.
—Astha Rajvanshi, TIME, 10 Apr. 2024
David Shulman David Shulman is the author of Tamil: A Biography, among other books.
—David Shulman, The New York Review of Books, 3 Apr. 2024
Underscoring how widespread the financing practice had become, the top purchaser of electoral bonds turned out to be a gambling mogul based in Tamil Nadu state who lavished money not on BJP, but on its smaller rivals.
—Anant Gupta, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2024
In the past decade, as severe weather brought on by climate change has caused catastrophic flooding everywhere from Tamil Nadu to New England, demand for Waterstudio’s architecture has grown.
—Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
Srinivas and Pichai both grew up in Chennai, India, in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu—though the two were born 22 years apart.
—Lauren Goode, WIRED, 21 Mar. 2024
In southern Tamil Nadu state, many ethnic Tamils have decried the fast-track program’s exclusion of Tamil Muslims who fled Sri Lanka.
—Gerry Shih, Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2024
So far, Gingee leaf-litter skinks have been found in two nearby sites of eastern Tamil Nadu, the study said.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2024
Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 Apr. 2024
In the southern state of Tamil Nadu, for example, temperatures are already soaring at 104°F.
—Astha Rajvanshi, TIME, 10 Apr. 2024
David Shulman David Shulman is the author of Tamil: A Biography, among other books.
—David Shulman, The New York Review of Books, 3 Apr. 2024
Underscoring how widespread the financing practice had become, the top purchaser of electoral bonds turned out to be a gambling mogul based in Tamil Nadu state who lavished money not on BJP, but on its smaller rivals.
—Anant Gupta, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2024
In the past decade, as severe weather brought on by climate change has caused catastrophic flooding everywhere from Tamil Nadu to New England, demand for Waterstudio’s architecture has grown.
—Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
Srinivas and Pichai both grew up in Chennai, India, in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu—though the two were born 22 years apart.
—Lauren Goode, WIRED, 21 Mar. 2024
In southern Tamil Nadu state, many ethnic Tamils have decried the fast-track program’s exclusion of Tamil Muslims who fled Sri Lanka.
—Gerry Shih, Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2024
So far, Gingee leaf-litter skinks have been found in two nearby sites of eastern Tamil Nadu, the study said.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2024
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“Tamil.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Tamil. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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