Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Of or pertaining to the Tamils or their language: same as Dravidian. See Tamil. Also Tamul, Tamulic.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • Tamil.

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  • noun A person of Tamil ethnicity.

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Examples

  • But really, the most useful way for me to learn more about Tamil cuisine has been through all those wonderful blogs that are written by home cooks who are well-versed in Tamilian cuisine.

    Archive 2007-04-01 Nupur 2007

  • Well, He doesn't know that being a Tamilian is a disqualification to be in the Indian Team.

    ChennaiOnline Articles 2009

  • For "Slumdog," Rahman cut electro-Hindi-hop tunes with the help of "Paper Planes" singer/fellow Tamilian M.I.A. to match Danny Boyle'sMumbai-set love story.

    Don’t Sleep On ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ Composer/ M.I.A. Collaborator A.R. Rahman! » MTV Movies Blog 2008

  • But the families opposed this -- Prahalad was a Tamilian and Gayatri Gujarati.

    Inclusive Visionary 2010

  • Here, G V Barve of Add Flavor uses not the turnip itself, but the turnip leaves to make a typical Tamilian preparation, a coarse chutney that makes for a flavorful side-dish - Turnip leaves thuvayal.

    Archive 2007-06-01 Nupur 2007

  • A Cook of Live To Cook cooks the ridged gourd with dal and spices to make a tasty and nourishing Tamilian Ridged Gourd Stew or koottu.

    Archive 2007-05-01 Nupur 2007

  • Being a Tamilian, I try and blog about our traditional recipes learnt from my mom and grandma.

    Pee Poo Pee 2009

  • Kootu, a Tamilian dish, which combines lentils and vegetables into a thick curry.

    Archive 2007-04-01 Nupur 2007

  • India is also the birth-place of the mulligatawny soup, a British concoction whose name derives from the Tamilian term for "pepper water".

    Archive 2007-06-01 Nupur 2007

  • The first month was Tamilian Cuisine, and here is the appetizing feast of the Tamil round-up.

    Archive 2007-05-01 Nupur 2007

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