Canara
See also: canará
English
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Etymology
From Kannada ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa); the retroflex ḍ was reanalysed by the British to fit English phonology.
Proper noun
Canara
- A historical region in British India composed of the modern districts of Uttara Kannada, Dakshina Kannada, and Udupi.
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