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  • A city of southern India southwest of Bengaluru. Inhabited before the 3rd century BC, it was the center of a regionally powerful kingdom after the late 16th century and was occupied by the British in 1831. Today it is an important industrial city.

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  • proper noun A large city in India, in the state of Karnataka.

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  • noun a city in southern India to the southwest of Bangalore
  • noun state in southern India; formerly Mysore

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Examples

  • MYSORE: With the Naxalite revolutinaries in the central belt of the State posing a challenge to the government, the police of Mysore region are taking no chances.

    Red Alert in Mysore - A March of Maoists continues Abhay N 2007

  • MYSORE: Alfonso, a geologist working in the Department of Mines and Geology at Mysore, was caught by the Lokayukta police here on Saturday while he was allegedly receiving Rs. 1 lakh as bribe from a contractor in lieu of issuing sand extraction rights.

    The Hindu - Front Page 2010

  • Poetry News: MYSORE: Poets from all over the world will descend on Mysore this month.

    GotPoetry.com News 2010

  • Special Correspondent Officials of civic agencies asked to speed up work ahead of BBMP polls MYSORE: Despite Mysore being touted as a Tier 2 city and sold to investors as an alternative to perform well on secondary (industries) and tertiary ...

    WN.com - Articles related to Agri-biotech to be focus of Bangalore India Bio 2010

  • Poetry News: MYSORE: Poets from all over the world will descend on Mysore this month.

    GotPoetry.com News 2010

  • MYSORE: Alfonso, a geologist working in the Department of Mines and Geology at Mysore, was caught by the Lokayukta police here on Saturday while he was allegedly receiving Rs. 1 lakh as bribe from a contractor in lieu of issuing sand extraction rights.

    The Hindu - Front Page 2010

  • MYSORE: Property tax rates in Mysore have been increased by the Mysore City Corporation

    The Hindu - Front Page 2010

  • MYSORE: The District Credit Plan for Mysore district for the year 2010-11, which was released by the Lead Bank, the State Bank of Mysore (SBM), here on Monday, has a total outlay of Rs. 2,592.55 crore, of which the priority sector (agriculture) has received the lion's share with Rs. 2,087.61 crore.

    The Hindu - Front Page 2010

  • MYSORE: Property tax rates in Mysore have been increased by the Mysore City Corporation

    The Hindu - Front Page 2010

  • MYSORE: The District Credit Plan for Mysore district for the year 2010-11, which was released by the Lead Bank, the State Bank of Mysore (SBM), here on Monday, has a total outlay of Rs. 2,592.55 crore, of which the priority sector (agriculture) has received the lion's share with Rs. 2,087.61 crore.

    The Hindu - Front Page 2010

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  • A muddled Mysore miso-maker messily mixed mushrooms, mashed mangoes and mightily yummy marshmallows in his mum's multi-mixer.

    September 1, 2022