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Cananor

Cananor proper noun: former name of Kannur (“Indian city”).

Proper noun

Cananor

  1. Former name of Kannur (“Indian city”).

Origin of Cananor

Borrowed from Portuguese Cananor, itself borrowed from Malayalam കണ്ണൂർ (kaṇṇūṟ).

Questions about Cananor

What does Cananor mean?
Cananor means former name of Kannur (“Indian city”).
What part of speech is Cananor?
Cananor is a proper noun.

Words near Cananor in the dictionary

  1. Cananean
  2. Cananeans
  3. cananga tree
  4. cananga trees
  5. Cananite
  6. Cananor
  7. Canans
  8. Cananæan
  9. Cananæans
  10. Canapawan
  11. canape

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