Canarese

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/kænəˈɹiːz/

adjective

Of or relating to Canara, a region in coastal Karnataka, India.

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Meanings

adjectiveCanarese (comparative more Canarese, superlative most Canarese)

comparative more Canarese · superlative most Canarese · alternative Kanarese

  1. obsoleteOf or relating to Canara, a region in coastal Karnataka, India.
proper noun

alternative Kanarese

  1. obsoleteThe Kannada language.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna member of a Kannada-speaking group of people living chiefly in Kanara in southern India

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Kanarese
Broader
Dravidian
Also see
kannada

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From Canara + -ese.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Canarese

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Anagrams

Canarsee
Cite this entry
APA

Canarese. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Canarese

MLA

“Canarese.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Canarese. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Canarese,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Canarese.

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