Karnataka

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Kar·na·ta·ka

 (kär-nä′tə-kə)
A state of southern India on the Malabar Coast. Formerly the princely state of Mysore, it was incorporated into independent India in 1947 and renamed in 1973. Bengaluru is the capital.
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Karnataka

(kəˈnɑːtəkə)
n
(Placename) a state of S India, on the Arabian Sea: consists of a narrow coastal plain rising to the South Deccan plateau; mainly agricultural. Capital: Bangalore. Pop: 52 733 958 (2001). Area: 191 791 sq km (74 051 sq miles). Former name (1956–73): Mysore
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Kar•na•ta•ka

(kɑrˈnɑt ə kə)

n.
a state in S India. 44,977,201; 74,326 sq. mi. (192,504 sq. km). Cap.: Bangalore. Formerly, Mysore.
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Noun1.Karnataka - state in southern India; formerly Mysore
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Bharat, India, Republic of India - a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947
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Bangalore: Karnataka and Tamil Nadu continued their war of words over the formation of Cauvery Management Board, that Tamil Nadu is pressing for but Karnataka is opposing.
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