Kanarese
or Ca·na·rese
[ kah-nuh-reez, -rees, kan-uh- ]
/ ˌkɑ nəˈriz, -ˈris, ˌkæn ə- /
adjective
of or relating to Kanara, a part of the Maharashtra province in W India.
noun, plural Ka·na·rese.
one of a Dravidian people living mainly in the state of Karnataka, in southwest India.
Example sentences from the Web for kanarese
Hola is the Kanarese name for a dry-crop field, and Holeya means the man of such field.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India |Edgar ThurstonThe Kanarese rivers have a larger body of water and a more regular flow than the streams of the Konkan.
There is a Kanarese account of his life called Dibya-caritra.
Hinduism And Buddhism, Volume II. (of 3) |Charles EliotI give first the Kanarese and then the botanical name of each.
Gold, Sport, And Coffee Planting In Mysore |Robert H. Elliot
British Dictionary definitions for kanarese
Kanarese
Canarese
/ (ˌkænəˈriːz) /
noun
plural -rese
a member of a people of S India living chiefly in Kanara
the language of this people; Kannada