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
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Employees work on an assembly line in a mobile phone plant in Tamil Nadu, India, on July 12, 2019.
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Spriha Srivastava, CNBC, 12 June 2025
Mani Ratnam’s Tamil movie scored $4.5 million worldwide to become eighth highest-grossing film for the weekend ending June 8.
—Sweta Kaushal, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
Elsewhere, the Tamil gangster film Thug Life, from prolific Indian director Mani Ratnam, scored the No. 8 spot on the global leaderboard with a $9 million debut.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 8 June 2025
In the first incident, fishermen in Tamil Nadu, India, pulled a 30-foot oarfish from the water.
—Thomas Westerholm, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
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Spriha Srivastava, CNBC, 12 June 2025
Mani Ratnam’s Tamil movie scored $4.5 million worldwide to become eighth highest-grossing film for the weekend ending June 8.
—Sweta Kaushal, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
Elsewhere, the Tamil gangster film Thug Life, from prolific Indian director Mani Ratnam, scored the No. 8 spot on the global leaderboard with a $9 million debut.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 8 June 2025
In the first incident, fishermen in Tamil Nadu, India, pulled a 30-foot oarfish from the water.
—Thomas Westerholm, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
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“Tamil.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Tamil. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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