Orissa
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Orissa
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Odia ଓଡ଼ିଶା (oṛiśā), in turn Derived from Sanskrit ओड्रदेश (oḍradeśa, literally “land of the Odras”), a compound of ओड्र (oḍra, “Odra”) + देश (deśa, “land, country”).
proper noun
- Former name of Odisha: A state in eastern India. The firſt had conſtantly reſided with his father at Cuttack, the capital of Oriſſa, and the other, with his grandfather at Morſhadabad.
