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Kanara

American  
[kuh-nahr-uh, kah-ner-uh] / kəˈnɑr ə, ˈkɑ nər ə /
Or Canara

noun

  1. a region in SW India, on the Deccan Plateau. About 60,000 sq. mi. (155,400 sq. km).


Kanara British  
/ kəˈnɑːrə /

noun

  1. a region of SW India, in Karnataka on the Deccan Plateau and the W Coast. Area: about 155 000 sq km (60 000 sq miles)

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In south Kanara and Travancore it is generally held that the two deities are of equal greatness and in many places are found images representing them united in one figure.

From Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 2 by Sir Charles Eliot

HONAVAR, or Onore, a seaport of British India, in the North Kanara district of Bombay.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" by Various

In Kanara 51 bears were killed between 1856 and 1882, so we have a total then of 274 bears for these two districts alone.

From Gold, Sport, and Coffee Planting in Mysore by Robert H. (Robert Henry) Elliot

The coffee district comprises the landward slopes of the Western Ghats, from Kanara to Travancore.

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

Their headquarters are at Udipi in South Kanara and they also hold an annual conference at Tirupati at which examinations in theology are held and prizes given.

From Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 2 by Sir Charles Eliot

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