What's the difference between malabar and malayalam?

Malabar


Definition:

  • (n.) A region in the western part of the Peninsula of India, between the mountains and the sea.

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Malayalam


Definition:

  • (n.) The name given to one the cultivated Dravidian languages, closely related to the Tamil.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The programme has been translated into Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam and Marathi.
  • (2) Forget about the tradition of Ray and Ritwik Ghatak, or the regional cinema produced for speakers of Tamil, Malayalam and other Indian languages: flick through a western newspaper and the images that tumble out are of epic song-and-dance routines and long lines of extras screwing in lightbulbs.

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