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Proper Noun

1. 1
   A state in eastern India. Capital: Bhubaneswar.

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

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orissaorissa

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"Durga puja is celebrated mostly in the Indian states of West Bengal, Bihar, Assam, Odisha and Tripura."

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi ओड़िशा (oṛiśā), from Odia ଓଡ଼ିଶା (oṛiśā).

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