Karnataka

[kahr-naht-uh-kuh]

noun

1. a state in S India. 70,051 sq. mi. (191,791 sq. km). Bengaluru.

Karnataka

/ kəˈnɑːtəkə /

noun

1. Former name (1956–73): Mysore. a state of S India, on the Arabian Sea: consists of a narrow coastal plain rising to the South Deccan plateau; mainly agricultural. Capital: Bangalore. Pop: 52 733 958 (2001). Area: 191 791 sq km (74 051 sq miles)

Word History and Origins

Origin of Karnataka¹

First recorded in 1955–60; origin uncertain; perhaps from Kannada karu nādu “elevated land,” or kal nādu “rock land”

Example Sentences

Nina Kutina, 40, and her daughters - aged six and five - were rescued on 9 July by policemen on a routine patrol in a forest in the southern state of Karnataka.

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A single-judge bench of the Karnataka High Court ruled that X's challenge against the Sahyog portal, run by the federal home ministry, was "without merit".

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The other - also an adult male - lives in Mysore zoo in the southern state of Karnataka.

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Dussehra is a Hindu festival which celebrates the victory of good over evil, but Mysuru Dasara is conducted by the Karnataka state government and people of all faiths join in the celebrations.

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In Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, courts even struck down state-level bans on gaming platforms on these grounds.

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