Kanarese

or Ca·na·rese

[ kah-nuh-reez, -rees, kan-uh- ]

/ ˌkɑ nəˈriz, -ˈris, ˌkæn ə- /

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adjective

of or relating to Kanara, a part of the Maharashtra province in W India.

noun, plural Ka·na·rese.

one of a Dravidian people living mainly in the state of Karnataka, in southwest India.

Kannada.

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Origin of Kanarese

First recorded in 1830–40; Kanar(a) + -ese

Words nearby Kanarese

kanaka, kana-majiri, kanamycin, Kananga, Kanara, Kanarese, Kanazawa, kanban, Kanchenjunga, Kanchipuram, Kandahar

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How to use Kanarese in a sentence

The Kanarese rivers have a larger body of water and a more regular flow than the streams of the Konkan.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2|Various
They still number about two millions and are to be found in most Kanarese-speaking districts.
Hinduism And Buddhism, Volume II. (of 3)|Charles Eliot
Hola is the Kanarese name for a dry-crop field, and Holeya means the man of such field.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India|Edgar Thurston
There is a Kanarese account of his life called Dibya-caritra.
Hinduism And Buddhism, Volume II. (of 3)|Charles Eliot

I give first the Kanarese and then the botanical name of each.
Gold, Sport, And Coffee Planting In Mysore|Robert H. Elliot

British Dictionary definitions for Kanarese

Kanarese

Canarese

/ (ˌkænəˈriːz) /

noun

plural -rese a member of a people of S India living chiefly in Kanara

the language of this people; Kannada

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