malabar coast

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Definition von malabar coast im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

the southwest coast of India, which produces coconuts,, rice, and spices. Region, southwestern coast of India, stretching from the Western Ghats to the Arabian Sea. It now includes most of Kerala state and the coastal region of Karnataka state. It has sometimes been used to refer to the entire western coast of peninsular India. A large part of it was within the ancient kingdom of Keralaputra. The Portuguese established trading posts there; they were followed by the Dutch in the 17th century and the French in the 18th century. The British gained control of the region in the late 18th century

Silbentrennung

Mal·a·bar coast