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Balasore

UK/ˈbɑːləsɔː/US/ˈbæləsoɹ/

Balasore proper noun: a city in Odisha, in eastern India.

Proper noun

Balasore

  1. A city in Odisha, in eastern India.
    • The Uſuwrper, called upon by the univerſal clamour of the people, and diſtreſſes of his country, once more quitted [...] and of all the country the Weſtern ſhore of the Hougley river from Ballaſore, to within a few miles Tanna's Fort, near the Engliſh ſettlement of Fort William.1765, John Zephaniah Holwell, Interesting Historical Events, Relative to the Provinces of Bengal, and the Empire of Indostan: With a Seasonable Hint and Perswasive to the …, volume 1, T. Becket and...
  2. A district of Odisha, India, in which the city is based.

Forms of Balasore

alternative formBaleshwar

Origin of Balasore

Borrowed from Odia ବାଲେଶ୍ୱର (bāleśwara).

Questions about Balasore

What does Balasore mean?
Balasore means a city in Odisha, in eastern India.
What part of speech is Balasore?
Balasore is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Balasore?
Balasore is pronounced /ˈbɑːləsɔː/ (UK).

Words near Balasore in the dictionary

  1. balase
  2. balases
  3. Balash
  4. Balashes
  5. Balashikha
  6. Balasore
  7. balass
  8. Balassa
  9. Balassa index
  10. Balassa-Samuelson effect
  11. Balassa-Samuelson effects

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