Kanarese

or Ca·na·rese

[ kah-nuh-reez, -rees, kan-uh- ]

adjective
  1. of or relating to Kanara, a part of the Maharashtra province in W India.

noun,plural Ka·na·rese.
  1. one of a Dravidian people living mainly in the state of Karnataka, in southwest India.

Origin of Kanarese

1
First recorded in 1830–40; Kanar(a) + -ese

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British Dictionary definitions for Kanarese

Kanarese

Canarese

/ (ˌkænəˈriːz) /


noun
  1. plural -rese a member of a people of S India living chiefly in Kanara

  2. the language of this people; Kannada

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