Odisha

[ uh-dis-uh ]

noun

1. a state in E India. 60,136 sq. mi. (155,752 sq. km). : Bhubaneshwar.

Odisha

/ əˈdɪsə /

noun

1. a state of E India, on the Bay of Bengal: part of the province of Bihar and Orissa (1912–36); enlarged by the addition of 25 native states in 1949. Capital: Bhubaneswar. Pop: 36 706 920 (2001). Area: 155 707 sq km (60 119 sq miles) Former name (until 2011)Orissa

Example Sentences

Droupadi Murmu, a tribal leader from the eastern state of Odisha, will be the 15th president of the Republic of India.

From Quartz

When the Covid vaccine became available in Smrutiranjan Nanda’s home state of Odisha, in India, he took it, getting the first shot in March, and the second in April.

From Quartz

Our new research considered this problem, drawing on a case study in the Angul district, India’s largest coal reserve in the eastern state of Odisha.

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