Thiruvananthapuram
[ thee-roo-vuh-nahn-thuh-poo-ruh m ]
/ ˌθi ru vəˌnɑn θəˈpu rəm /
noun
a city in and the capital of Kerala state, in S India: Vishnu pilgrimage center.
Also called
Tri·van·drum
[trih-van-druh m] /trɪˈvæn drəm/.
Example sentences from the Web for trivandrum
This restriction is not fully observed in Trivandrum, and south of it.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India |Edgar ThurstonThey are paid mourners, and attend at the Trivandrum palace when a death occurs in the royal family.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India |Edgar Thurston
British Dictionary definitions for trivandrum (1 of 2)
Trivandrum
/ (trɪˈvændrəm) /
noun
a city in S India, capital of Kerala, on the Malabar Coast: made capital of the kingdom of Travancore in 1745; University of Kerala (1937). Pop: 744 739 (2001)
Local official name: Thiruvananthapuram