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Tam'il Na'du
Pronunciation: (nä'dOO), [key]a large state in S India: formerly a presidency; boundaries readjusted on a linguistic basis 1956. 41,200,000; 50,110 sq. mi. (129,785 sq. km). Formerly,
Madras. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.