madras
- n a state in southeastern India on the Bay of Bengal (south of Andhra Pradesh); formerly Madras
- n a city in Tamil Nadu on the Bay of Bengal; formerly Madras
- n a light patterned cotton cloth
madrasa
- n Muslim schools in Bangladesh and Pakistan
the Pakistan government decided to close down madrasas that provided military training for their students
many madrasas in Bangladesh are supported with money from Saudi Arabia
madrepore
- n corals having calcareous skeletons aggregations of which form reefs and islands