Keralan

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English

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Etymology

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From Kerala +‎ -an.

Adjective

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Keralan (comparative more Keralan, superlative most Keralan)

  1. Pertaining to the Indian state of Kerala.
    • 2015, Atul Kochhar, Atul's Curries of the World, page 148:
      Here is a rich, coconutty, Keralan curry that takes me back to my student days.

Noun

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Keralan (plural Keralans)

  1. A person from Kerala.
    Synonym: Keralite
    • 2012 April 30, Jake Halpern, “The Secret of the Temple”, in The New Yorker:
      I asked Suresh if Keralans had been better off when they were ruled by maharajas.