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Canara

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English

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Etymology

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From Kannada ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa); the retroflex was reanalysed by Hindi speakers as (cf कन्नड़). Doublet of Kannada.

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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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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Turkish Kanara, from kanara (slaughterhouse).

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Canara f

  1. (historical) A town in Dobruja, in eastern Romania. Renamed as Ovidiu.