formerly Madras
City (pop., 2001 prelim.: city, 4,216,268; metro. area, 6,424,624), capital of Tamil Nadu state, India, on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal .
Founded in 1639 by the British Thomas the Apostle.
formerly Madras
City (pop., 2001 prelim.: city, 4,216,268; metro. area, 6,424,624), capital of Tamil Nadu state, India, on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal .
Founded in 1639 by the British Thomas the Apostle.
Britannica English dictionary. Английский словарь Британика. 2012