Mysore
Britishnoun
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a city in S India, in S Karnataka state: former capital of the state of Mysore; manufacturing and trading centre; university (1916). Pop: 742 261 (2001)
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the former name (until 1973) of Karnataka
Example Sentences
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Once part of the erstwhile princely state of Mysore, it was known as "garden city" or a "pensioner's paradise".
From Barron's • Nov. 27, 2025
He photographed Bijapur, Badami, Aihole, Pattadakal, Dharwad, and Mysore before being recalled to military service in December 1855.
From BBC • Aug. 31, 2024
James imagines a young Indian woodcarver’s journey from Mysore to France in a story that considers plundering and debt.
From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2023
The idea that India should repopulate its cheetahs emerged in 1952, five years after its independence from Britain, when India had its first wildlife board meeting in Mysore.
From New York Times • Sep. 16, 2022
But he had heard it only once, while on a working visit to the Mysore Zoo, in their animal hospital, from a young male being treated for pneumonia.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
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