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Mysuru

[ mahy-soo-roo ]

noun

  1. a city in S central Karnataka state, in S India.
  2. former name of Karnataka.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Mysuru1

First recorded in 1895–90; from Kannada Ѳ󾱲ū “abode of the demon Mahisha,” whom the goddess Chamundeshwari killed; her temple was named Mahishapura, later Mahisūru, later anglicized Mysore and Mysuru
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Months turned into years and the woman, who was still at her parents' house, approached the local court in Hunsur town of the state's Mysuru district seeking financial support from her husband.

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This was followed by anti-Tamil riots of 1991 which gripped Bengaluru and Mysuru cities.

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This online surveillance of sanitation workers is currently operational in more than a dozen cities, including Indore, Nagpur, Navi Mumbai, Panchkula, Thane, and Mysuru.

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Shankar is one of two African elephants in Indian zoos - the second is another male at the Mysuru Zoo in Karnataka state.

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It's 6:30 a.m. in the Indian city of Mysuru and the streets are full of the sound of whistles blowing as workers in olive green aprons and rubber gloves begin a door-to-door search.

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