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madras |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Madras \Ma*dras"\, n. [So named after Madras, a city and presidency of India.] A large silk-and-cotton kerchief, usually of bright colors, such as those often used by negroes for turbans. A black woman in blue cotton gown, red-and-yellow madras turban . . . crouched against the wall. --G. W. Cable. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Madras n 1: a city of southeastern India on the Bay of Bengal [syn: {Madras}] 2: a light patterned cotton cloth From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Madras, OR (city, FIPS 45250) Location: 44.62987 N, 121.12901 W Population (1990): 3443 (1374 housing units) Area: 5.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 97741
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