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KANARESE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A Dravidian language spoken in southern India

Synonyms:

Kanarese; Kannada

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("Kanarese" is a kind of...):

South Dravidian (a Dravidian language spoken primarily in southern India)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Kanarese"):

Badaga (the dialect of Kannada that is spoken by the Badaga)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A member of a Kannada-speaking group of people living chiefly in Kanara in southern India

Synonyms:

Canarese; Kanarese

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Kanarese" is a kind of...):

Dravidian (a member of one of the aboriginal inhabitants of India)

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