Kanarese

American  

[kah-nuh-reez, -rees, kan-uh-] / ˌkɑ nəˈriz, -ˈris, ˌkæn ə- /

Or Canarese

adjective

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

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noun

plural

Kanarese

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

2. Kannada.

Kanarese British  

/ ˌkænəˈriːz /

noun

1. a member of a people of S India living chiefly in Kanara

2. the language of this people; Kannada

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Etymology

Origin of Kanarese

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

Example Sentences

The Kanarese rivers have a larger body of water and a more regular flow than the streams of the Konkan.

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Their language is a corrupt form of Kanarese.

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At the end of the session the Dewan's annual statement, or report, and an account of the proceedings of the Assembly, are printed in English and in Kanarese.

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I can give no clue to the origin of the word, unless it be connected with the Kanarese LODU, "a stuffed cloth or cushion."

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He was, too, a man of fair intelligence and, though we conversed in Kanarese, he told me that he knew some English, which proved that he was a man of a certain degree of education.

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