Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The Indic language of the Indian state of Orissa.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The language of Orissa, former kingdom and modern province lying between Bengal and the Coromandel coast. It belongs to the Indic branch of the Indo-European family.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun the official
language of the state ofOrissa ,India . - noun An inhabitant of
Orissa .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a Magadhan language that is spoken by the Oriya and is the official language of the Indian state of Orissa
- noun a member of a people in India living in Orissa and neighboring areas
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Examples
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Sayantani is born to Bengali parents, but she is well versed in Oriya language.
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I don't think she is not well versed in Oriya, at least she never appealed for support in Oriya.
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She is no doubt a most talented female writers not only in Oriya but in all Indian Literature.
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She & her husband both are well known writer in Oriya & I wish her sucessin life.
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Sayantani is born to Bengali parents, but she is well versed in Oriya language.
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The beauty with a brain, has successfully established herself not only in Oriya Fim Industry, but also in the heart of Oriya people. posted by 24/7 News Network @ 12: 22 PM
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From "Maa Gojabayani" to "Kathantara", Anu has taken a big leap forward to make his presence felt in Oriya household.
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The beauty with a brain, has successfully established herself not only in Oriya Fim Industry, but also in the heart of Oriya people. posted by 24/7 News Network @ 12: 22 PM
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From "Maa Gojabayani" to "Kathantara", Anu has taken a big leap forward to make his presence felt in Oriya household.
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The ad campaign is being aired in Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Bengali, Assamese and Oriya so that it can reach out to the masses.
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