Associations to the word «Madras»

Wiktionary

MADRAS, proper noun. Former name of Chennai (the state capital of Tamil Nadu, India).
MADRAS, noun. (British) A style of curry dish purported to originate from the Madras region.
MADRAS, noun. A brightly colored cotton fabric with a checked or striped pattern.

Dictionary definition

MADRAS, noun. A state in southeastern India on the Bay of Bengal (south of Andhra Pradesh); formerly Madras.
MADRAS, noun. A city in Tamil Nadu on the Bay of Bengal; formerly Madras.
MADRAS, noun. A light patterned cotton cloth.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats