Uttara Kannada

English

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Uttara Kannada

  1. A district of Karnataka, in southwestern India, with administrative headquarters at Karwar.
    Synonym: (obsolete) North Canara
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