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Coorg

British  
/ kʊəɡ /

noun

  1. a former province of SW India: since 1956 part of Karnataka state

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Three weeks later, on May 4, they held a traditional Coorg ceremony at the Silver Spring Civic Building, during which their 300 guests, in lieu of an officiant, came up individually to bless the couple.

From Washington Post • Jul. 3, 2018

She is the daughter of Punjabi and Coorg immigrants who worked as doctors in Brooklyn during the height of the crack cocaine epidemic before moving to Staten Island to raise their two children.

From Washington Post • Jul. 3, 2018

Starbucks for a limited time later this year will sell a small-lot arabica coffee from the Tata Nullore Estates in India's Coorg coffee growing area.

From Reuters • Jun. 27, 2016

As described in the booklet, the hike also includes a visit to the ornamentally carved Nalaknad Palace, built in 1791 by Veerarajendra, the embattled ruler of Coorg.

From New York Times • Dec. 31, 2010

Travancore is another lowland growth, ranking about with Coorg, and has the same general characteristics.

From All About Coffee by Ukers, William H. (William Harrison)