Canara
Kanara.
a region in SW India, on the Deccan Plateau. About 60,000 sq. mi. (155,400 sq. km).
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India Under British Rule James Talboys Wheeler
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce E. R. Billings.
noun
a variant spelling of Kanara
noun
a region of SW India, in Karnataka on the Deccan Plateau and the W Coast. Area: about 155 000 sq km (60 000 sq miles)
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