Meanings
proper noun
alternative Congeveram · alternative Conjeevaram · alternative Conjeeveram · alternative Conjevaram · alternative Kanjeevaram · alternative Kanchi
- A city in Tamil Nadu, India.
Origin
- Sanskritकाञ्चीपुर
- Tamilகாஞ்சிபுரம்
- EnglishKanchipuram
Borrowed from Tamil காஞ்சிபுரம் (kāñcipuram), from Sanskrit काञ्चीपुर (kāñcīpura), compound of काञ्ची (kāñcī) + पुर (pura).
More words from Tamil, Sanskrit
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Hindi कांचीपुरम
- कांचीपुरम (kāñcīpuram)city in India
Tamil காஞ்சிபுரம்
- காஞ்சிபுரம் (kāñcipuram)city in India
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Kanchipuram. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kanchipuram
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“Kanchipuram.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kanchipuram. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
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