Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun madras

3 senses of madras

Sense 1
Tamil Nadu, Madras -- (a state in southeastern India on the Bay of Bengal (south of Andhra Pradesh); formerly Madras)
       INSTANCE OF=> state, province -- (the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation; "his state is in the deep south")

Sense 2
Chennai, Madras -- (a city in Tamil Nadu on the Bay of Bengal; formerly Madras)
       INSTANCE OF=> city, metropolis, urban center -- (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts; "Ancient Troy was a great city")

Sense 3
madras -- (a light patterned cotton cloth)
       => fabric, cloth, material, textile -- (artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress")