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Ko·ta

(kō′tə)

A city of northwest India south-southwest of Delhi. Enclosed by a massive wall, it is an agricultural market and has many fine temples.

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Kota

(ˈkəʊtə) or

Kotah

(Placename) a city in NW India, in Rajasthan on the Chambal River: textile industry. op.: 695 899 (2001)

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Noun	1.	Kota - a member of the Dravidian people living in the Nilgiri Hills in southern India Kotar Dravidian - a member of one of the aboriginal races of India (pushed south by Caucasians and now mixed with them)
	2.	Kota - a Dravidian language spoken by the Kota Kotar South Dravidian - a Dravidian language spoken primarily in southern India

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