Thanjavur

[ tuhn-juh-voo r ]

/ ˌtʌn dʒəˈvʊər /

a city in E Tamil Nadu, in SE India.

Formerly Tan·jore

[tan-jawr, -johr] /tænˈdʒɔr, -ˈdʒoʊr/.

Example sentences from the Web for tanjore

Tanjore: On our arrival at Tanjore in the afternoon we went directly to the forts which enclose the temple, palace, and gopuras.

Travels in the Far East |Ellen Mary Hayes Peck
He went back to Tanjore, and there, for the first time, experienced some failure in health.

Pioneers and Founders |Charlotte Mary Yonge
Tanjore and Madura are the seats of the Dravidian temples which we visited.

A Tour of the Missions |Augustus Hopkins Strong
In Tanjore, though living in a Tamil environment, they speak Telugu.

Castes and Tribes of Southern India |Edgar Thurston

In the extreme south the titular nawab of the Carnatic and the titular raja of Tanjore both died without heirs.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 4 |Various

Tanjore

/ (tænˈdʒɔː) /

the former name of Thanjavur

Thanjavur

/ (ˌtʌndʒəˈvʊə) /

a city in SE India, in E Tamil Nadu: headquarters of the earliest Protestant missions in India. Pop: 215 725 (2001) Former name: Tanjore