Odisha

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India/oː.ɖɪˈʃaː/

proper noun

A state in eastern India. Capital and largest city: Bhubaneswar.

“Holonyms: India < South Asia < Asia < Earth, World”

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A state in eastern India. Capital and largest city: Bhubaneswar.

    Holonyms: India < South Asia < Asia < Earth, World

    5 more examples

    States like Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Odisha could see as many as 10 to 11 heatwave days, Mr Mohapatra said.

    2025 April 7, Nikita Yadav, “It's only early April and north India is bracing for extreme heat”, in BBC

    As the city prepares to welcome Goddess Durga, the streets of Cuttack are set to come alive with devotion, artistry, and celebration, reinforcing its reputation as the cultural capital of Odisha.

    2025 September 12, Mrudu Malay Mohapatra, Odialive

    Bhubaneswar: Ekamra Walks, the flagship cultural initiative of the Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA), is set to introduce two new experiential trails—Odia Literary Trail and Culture, Crafts & Conversations: Odia Film Panorama—at Kala Bhoomi in the Odisha capital here from November 23.

    2025 November 22, Sambad English Bureau, “From language to cinema: Two new trails in Ekamra Walks from tomorrow”, in Sambad English

    Envisioned as more than a museum, the Bhavan will celebrate the journey of the Odia language and culture from ancient Kalinga to modern Odisha. It will chronicle milestones from Adi Kabi Sarala Das to Haladhar Nag, and literary giants like Upendra Bhanja, Fakir Mohan Senapati, Manoj Das, and Jayanta Mahapatra.

    2025 November 23, Sandip Mishra, “World-class Odia Asmita Bhavan to come up in city”, in MSN

    Das, who grew up in the eastern state of Odisha, said institutional support for understanding gender identity was already scarce.

    2026 March 24, Uzmi Athar, Sachin Baghel, “Trans Community Alarmed As India Moves To Curb LGBTQ Rights”, in Barron's

    Synonyms: Orissa

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA state in eastern India. Capital and largest city: Bhubaneswar.

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Origin

  1. Sanskritओड्रदेश
  2. orrowed from Odia ଓଡ଼ିଶା
  3. EnglishOdisha

Borrowed from Odia ଓଡ଼ିଶା (oṛiśā), in turn derived from Sanskrit ओड्रदेश (oḍradeśa, literally “land of the Odras”), a compound of ओड्र (oḍra, “Odra”) + देश (deśa, “land, country”).

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Translations

Arabic أُورِيسَا
  • أُورِيسَا (ʔūrīsā)state in eastern India
Bengali ওড়িশা
  • ওড়িশা (ōṛiśa)state in eastern India
Chinese Mandarin 奧里薩 /奥里萨
  • 奧里薩 /奥里萨 (Àolǐsà)state in eastern India
Danish Orissa
  • Orissastate in eastern India
Dutch Orissa
  • Orissastate in eastern India
Esperanto Oriso
  • Orisostate in eastern India
Finnish Odisha
  • Odishastate in eastern India
French Orissa
  • Orissastate in eastern India
German Orissa
  • Orissastate in eastern India
Greek Ορίσα
  • Ορίσα (Orísa)state in eastern India
Hebrew אוריסה
  • אוריסהstate in eastern India
Hindi ओड़िशा, उड़ीसा
  • ओड़िशा (oṛiśā)state in eastern India
  • उड़ीसा (uṛīsā)state in eastern India
Hungarian Orisza
  • Oriszastate in eastern India
Japanese オリッサ
  • オリッサstate in eastern India
Korean 오리사
  • 오리사 (Orisa)state in eastern India
Latvian Orisa
  • Orisastate in eastern India
Polish Orisa
  • Orisastate in eastern India
Portuguese Orissa
  • Orissastate in eastern India
Punjabi ਓੜੀਸ਼ਾ
  • ਓੜੀਸ਼ਾ (oṛīśā)state in eastern India
Russian Ори́сса
  • Ори́сса (Oríssa)state in eastern India
Spanish Orissa
  • Orissastate in eastern India
Swedish Orissa
  • Orissastate in eastern India
Tamil ஒடிசா, ஒரிசா
  • ஒடிசா (oṭicā)state in eastern India
  • ஒரிசா (oricā)state in eastern India
Thai โอฑิศา
  • โอฑิศา (oo-dì-sǎa)state in eastern India
Urdu اُڑِیسَہ, اوڈِشَا
  • اُڑِیسَہ (uṛīsa)state in eastern India
  • اوڈِشَا (oḍiśā)state in eastern India
  • اوڑِشَا (oṛiśā)state in eastern India
Vietnamese Orissa
  • Orissastate in eastern India

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