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Karnataka

[ kahr-naht-uh-kuh ]

noun

  1. a state in S India. 70,051 sq. mi. (191,791 sq. km). : Bengaluru.


Karnataka

/ kəˈnɑːtəkə /

noun

  1. a state of S India, on the Arabian Sea: consists of a narrow coastal plain rising to the South Deccan plateau; mainly agricultural. Capital: Bangalore. Pop: 52 733 958 (2001). Area: 191 791 sq km (74 051 sq miles) Former name (1956–73)Mysore


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Karnataka1

First recorded in 1955–60; origin uncertain; perhaps from Kannada karu nādu “elevated land,” or kal nādu “rock land”

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Example Sentences

In rural Karnataka, for instance, 200 women banded together to start producing and selling masks.

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Karnataka, home to India’s technology hub Bengaluru, has in recent years become a hotspot of EV businesses.

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Earlier this month, one of the world’s most popular EV maker Tesla marked its entry into India by incorporating a company called Tesla India Motors and Energy in Karnataka’s capital city Bengaluru.

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After all, Karnataka was the first state in the country to introduce an EV policy.

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For example, the government of Karnataka, India, partnered with local vendors and hyper-local food delivery services for home delivery of groceries and other essential materials for households quarantined because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

This caste is divided into the Telugu and Karnataka sub-divisions.

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