Madras (disambiguation)

Madras (disambiguation)

Madras is an older colonial name for Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu state and India's fourth largest city.

Madras may also mean:
* Tamil Nadu, a state in India, formerly known as Madras state
* Madras (cloth), a type of cotton fabric originating in the Tamil Nadu, India
* Madras Presidency, a former province of British India, which includes most of modern-day Tamil Nadu and costal Andhra, with its combined capital at Madras
* Madras bashai, a mixed language spoken in Chennai
* Madra, an ancient people who lived in northwest Panjab in ancient India
* Madras, Oregon, a city in Jefferson County in the US (named for the cloth, not the Indian city)
* Madras College, a secondary school located in St. Andrews, Scotland
* Monitorial system, a teaching method also known as Madras System of Education
* Madras sauce, a moderately hot curry dish
* "Madras eye," another name for conjunctivitis or "pinkeye."

Madras may also refer to:
* Madras (beverage), an alcoholic beverage containing vodka mixed with cranberry and orange juice
* a line of summer clothing by Old Navy


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