Meaning & use
Tamilian
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Relating to the Tamil people, their language, or the Tamil-speaking regions of South Asia.
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The festival featured traditional Tamilian dance and music.
Her Tamilian grandmother taught her to cook authentic South Indian dishes.
A note on using this word
Tamilian is widely used in Indian English as both an adjective and a noun for a person of Tamil heritage, alongside the more common 'Tamil.'
Words with a similar meaning
Tamil
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Another way to use it
2. noun
A person of Tamil ethnicity or heritage.
Many Tamilians in the city gathered to celebrate Pongal.
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