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/.

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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

British Dictionary definitions for trivandrum (2 of 2)

Thiruvananthapuram
/ (ˌθɪruːvəˈnæntæˌpuːrɑːm) /

noun

the local official name of Trivandrum