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Canara

Canara

See also: canará

English

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Canara

  1. A historical region in British India composed of the modern districts of Uttara Kannada, Dakshina Kannada, and Udupi.

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Etymology

From Kannada ಕನ್ನಡ ‎(kannaḍa); the retroflex ḍ was reanalysed by the British to fit English phonology.

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