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ಉತ್ತರ (uttara, “northern”) + ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa), a translation of North Canara, a district of the erstwhile Bombay Presidency.
ಉತ್ತರ ಕನ್ನಡ • (uttara kannaḍa)
- a coastal district in Karnataka, India, located in the northern part of the Kanara coast
