Etymology

Uttara Kannada

Today it means: A district of Karnataka, in southwestern India, with administrative headquarters at Karwar. Full definition →

Kannada ಉತ್ತರ
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  1. Kannada · derived fromಉತ್ತರ“north”
  2. English todayUttara Kannada

From Kannada ಉತ್ತರ (uttara, “north”) + ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa, “Kannada”), presumably a translation of the older name for the region, North Canara.

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