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Not far from Porto Piqueno south westward, standeth an hauen which is called Angeli, in the countrey of Orixa.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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As Ollomand spake these words he stamped with his feet, and a chariot, drawn by four dragons, arose from the pit in the centre of the court, which Ahubal and the enchanter ascended, and were conveyed in a dark cloud to the woods behind the city of Orixa.
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Orixa, about seventeen years after the death of St. Anthony, there were twenty thousand virgins devoted to celibacy.
Sketches of the Fair Sex, in All Parts of the World Anonymous
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Ahubal sold his wares very cheap, he soon got acquainted with all the officers at Orixa.
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Caleturo, Caleciro, and Pentepolii, where the kingdom of Bisnagur ends and that of Orixa begins.
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The second part of this district, or Orixa, contains 120 leagues and reaches to Cape Palmiras, with these towns,
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The _fifth_ division, between Cape Comorin and the river Ganges, contains the coasts of Coromandel and Orixa, on which they have the fort of Negapatam, the fort and city of Meliapour, which is a bishopric, formerly named after St Thomas, and the fort of Masulipatan.
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 07 Robert Kerr 1784
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Arabian merchant who dwelt in Gowro became very rich and powerful, and having defeated the king of Orixa in a great battle grew so much in favour with the king of Bengal that he was made captain of his guards.
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Porto Piqueno, to the south-westwards, and in the country of _Orixa_, is
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 07 Robert Kerr 1784
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Bisnagar, Orixa, Bengal, Pegu, Siam, and China, all very powerful, but chiefly the last, so that it is difficult to express and scarcely credible the prodigious extent of his power.
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Archaic European name for the Indian state of Odisha and of various kingdoms and/or cities that existed the area. orixa is also an alternate spelling for the orisha spirits of West Africa.
November 1, 2019