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Travancore

(ˌtrævənˈkɔː)
n
(Placename) a former princely state of S India which joined with Cochin in 1949 to form Travancore-Cochin: part of Kerala state since 1956
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Trav•an•core

(ˈtræv ənˌkɔr, -ˌkoʊr)

n.
a former state in SW India: now a part of Kerala state.
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