Odisha
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\ ȯ-ˈri-sə 
, ə-ˈdi-sə\
, ə-ˈdi-sə\variants:
or until 2011 Orissa \ ȯ-ˈri-sə \
\Definition of Odisha
state of eastern India bordering on the Bay of Bengal; capital Bhubaneswar area 60,178 square miles (155,861 square kilometers), population 41,974,218
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