[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

madras \madras"\, n. so named after madras, a city and
   presidency of india.
   1. a large silk-and-cotton kerchief, usually of bright
      colors, such as those often used by negroes for turbans.

            a black woman in blue cotton gown, red-and-yellow
            madras turban . . . crouched against the wall. --g.
                                                  w. cable.
      webster 1913 suppl.

   2. a light patterned cotton fabric.
      wordnet 1.5

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

madras
     n 1: a state in southeastern india on the bay of bengal south of
          andhra pradesh; formerly madras syn: tamil nadu
     2: a city in tamil nadu on the bay of bengal; formerly madras
        syn: chennai
     3: a light patterned cotton cloth
see also:
tamil nadu chennai 

[3] : U.S. Gazetteer (1990)

madras, or city, fips 45250
  location: 44.62987 n, 121.12901 w
  population 1990: 3443 1374 housing units
  area: 5.4 sq km land, 0.0 sq km water
  zip codes: 97741

[4] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

madras, or -- u.s. city in oregon
   population 2000:    5078
   housing units 2000: 1952
   land area 2000:     2.182280 sq. miles 5.652079 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.000000 sq. miles 0.000000 sq. km
   total area 2000:    2.182280 sq. miles 5.652079 sq. km
   fips code:            45250
   located within:       oregon or, fips 41
   location:             44.630536 n, 121.129128 w
   zip codes 1990:     97741
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    madras, or
    madras

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