Malabar

(mal-ah-bar',) a dist. of Hindostan, pres. Madras, lying bet. N. Lat. 10° 12′-12° 15′, E. Lon. 75° 10′-76° 50'; and b. N. by Canara, S. by Cochin, E. by the W. Ghauts, and W. by the Indian Ocean. Area, 6,262 sq. m. C. Calicut. Pop. 1,140,916. [s. 570]