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Kannur

American  
[kuh-noor] / kʌˈnur /

noun

  1. a port in N Kerala, in SW India, on the Arabian Sea.


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Before that, her father says, Afra didn't step out much from her house in Kerala's Kannur district.

From BBC • Aug. 3, 2022

Reshma Nishanth, a 32-year old teacher from the city of Kannur in Kerala, has spent recent weeks making the traditional preparations for the Sabarimala pilgrimage, including observing a 41-day fast.

From Washington Post • Nov. 18, 2018

In a state-run secondary school in the sticky coastal city of Kannur in the southern state of Kerala, some 40 students have thronged a classroom for an unusual lesson.

From BBC • Aug. 20, 2018

At a recent party-sponsored class for the public in the city of Kannur, a professor named K.N.

From Washington Post • Oct. 26, 2017

We travelled all day through green countryside, passing through Kannur, Calicut, Thrissur and Ernakulam to reach our destination Kottayam at 3.45 p.m.

From Free from School by Alvares, Rahul

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