Odisha

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Odisha

/oː.ɖɪˈʃaː/ India

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

A state in eastern India. Capital and largest city: Bhubaneswar. Holonyms: India < South Asia < Asia < Earth, World
Similar: Orissa

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name state in eastern India

Español	Orissa
한국어	오리사 Orisa
日本語	オリッサ
中文	奧里薩 /奥里萨 Àolǐsà
हिन्दी	ओड़िशा oṛiśā, उड़ीसा uṛīsā
Português	Orissa
Français	Orissa
Deutsch	Orissa
Ελληνικά	Ορίσα Orísa
Русский	Ори́сса Oríssa
Tiếng Việt	Orissa
العربية	أُورِيسَا ʔūrīsā
עברית	אוריסה

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@misc{odisha_2026,
  title = {Odisha},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/odisha},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}