TAMIL

Tamil

(adjective) of or relating to a speaker of the Tamil language or the language itself; “Tamil agglutinative phrases”

Tamil

(noun) the Dravidian language spoken since prehistoric times by the Tamil in southern India and Sri Lanka

Tamil

(noun) a member of the mixed Dravidian and Caucasian people of southern India and Sri Lanka

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Ta"mil, a.

Definition: Of or pertaining to the Tamils, or to their language. [Written also Tamul.]

Ta"mil, n. Etym: [Written also Tamul.]

1. (Ethnol.)

Definition: One of a Dravidian race of men native of Northern Ceylon and Southern India.

2. The Tamil language, the most important of the Dravidian languages. See Dravidian, a.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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IMMOBILIZATION

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