Telugu
noun
Tel·u·gu
ˈte-lə-ˌgü 
plural Telugu or Telugus
1
: a member of the largest group of people in Telangana, India
2
: the Dravidian language of the Telugu people
Examples of Telugu in a Sentence
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Neither of Modi’s principal allies, N. Chandrababu Naidu, the leader of the Telugu Desam Party, or Nitish Kumar, the head of the Janata Dal (United), will be unaware of these dangers.
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Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Foreign Affairs, 14 June 2024
Modi’s coalition now relies on allies, including two kingmakers, to retain power: N. Chandrababu Naidu of the Telugu Desam Party in southern Andhra Pradesh state, and Nitish Kumar of the Janata Dal (United) in eastern Bihar state.
—Diaa Hadid, NPR, 9 June 2024
Adnan Sami Hailed as the Sultan of Music by the Times of India and awarded the Padma Shri, the fourth-highest civilian award in the Republic of India, Adnan Sami performs Indian and Western music in Hindi, Urdu, English, Telugu, Tamil and Kannada.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 28 Apr. 2024
Two regional parties in particular would be kingmakers: the Telugu Desam Party, in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh, with 16 seats, and the Janata Dal (United) party in the eastern state of Bihar, with 12.
—Pragati K.b. Atul Loke, New York Times, 4 June 2024
This initiative, which supports multiple languages including English, Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu, leverages a diverse network of academicians, researchers, tech platforms, and fact checkers.
—Fahad Shah, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 May 2024
The film is being shot simultaneously in the Tamil, Telugu and Hindi languages.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 2 May 2024
Pan India film is a term usually used for films made in one of the four south Indian languages – Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam – which is dubbed into Hindi and other languages and released across India and in overseas diaspora markets.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 Apr. 2024
Collective Newsroom will create and publish journalism for BBC News in six Indian languages: Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Punjabi, Tamil and Telugu, as well as in English for the BBC News India YouTube channel, and produce other English-language content.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Apr. 2024
Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Foreign Affairs, 14 June 2024
Modi’s coalition now relies on allies, including two kingmakers, to retain power: N. Chandrababu Naidu of the Telugu Desam Party in southern Andhra Pradesh state, and Nitish Kumar of the Janata Dal (United) in eastern Bihar state.
—Diaa Hadid, NPR, 9 June 2024
Adnan Sami Hailed as the Sultan of Music by the Times of India and awarded the Padma Shri, the fourth-highest civilian award in the Republic of India, Adnan Sami performs Indian and Western music in Hindi, Urdu, English, Telugu, Tamil and Kannada.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 28 Apr. 2024
Two regional parties in particular would be kingmakers: the Telugu Desam Party, in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh, with 16 seats, and the Janata Dal (United) party in the eastern state of Bihar, with 12.
—Pragati K.b. Atul Loke, New York Times, 4 June 2024
This initiative, which supports multiple languages including English, Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu, leverages a diverse network of academicians, researchers, tech platforms, and fact checkers.
—Fahad Shah, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 May 2024
The film is being shot simultaneously in the Tamil, Telugu and Hindi languages.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 2 May 2024
Pan India film is a term usually used for films made in one of the four south Indian languages – Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam – which is dubbed into Hindi and other languages and released across India and in overseas diaspora markets.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 Apr. 2024
Collective Newsroom will create and publish journalism for BBC News in six Indian languages: Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Punjabi, Tamil and Telugu, as well as in English for the BBC News India YouTube channel, and produce other English-language content.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Apr. 2024
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“Telugu.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Telugu. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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