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Orissa

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noun

1.

state in eastern India on the Bay of Bengal

Origin

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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