English Explanatory Dictionary

Madrasi

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A native or resident of Chennai in India.
  2. A native of South India; a person of South Indian extraction (exonym; often considered offensive).
  3. A fairy chess rule where a piece that is attacked by a piece of the same type is paralyzed, rendering it unable to move.
adj
  1. Of or relating to the city of Chennai in India, formerly known as Madras.

Word forms

Madrasi Madrasis Madrassi

Synonyms

Chennaiite
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