What does "chennai" mean?

The capital and largest city of Tamil Nadu, India, formerly known as Madras.

Chennai

Common synonyms include: chenappapatam, chennapatnam, chennapattanamu, chinapatam, chinapatana, madras.

/ˈt͡ʃɛnaɪ/ name

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Proper Noun

1
The capital and largest city of Tamil Nadu, India, formerly known as Madras.
"The £4bn expressways form a diamond linking Delhi with the country's three other largest cities, Mumbai, Chennai and Calcutta, marking the beginning of more than £35bn of road projects."
2
A district of Tamil Nadu, India, containing most of metro Chennai.

"My dream is to study Tamil in Chennai."

Borrowed from Tamil சென்னை (ceṉṉai).