AtlasIndiaChennaiOne word pinned hereChennai13.0825°N 80.2750°E · Q1352One English word in this atlas traces back to Chennai. It sits in India.ShareAll of India Pinned heremadrasnoun · 19th centuryWell attestedThe checked cotton carries the old name of Chennai.The cloth was exported through Madras, now Chennai, and English named it for the port rather than the weave. The city changed its name in 1996; the cloth did not.Named for a product of the placeRead →Nearest pinsBangaloreBengaluru, India291 kmcalicoKozhikode, India529 kmserendipitySri Lanka, Sri Lanka681 kmdoolallyDeolali, India1,027 km