# Dakshina Kannada

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. A district of Karnataka, in southwestern India. Mangalore is its chief city and administrative headquarters.

## Etymology
From Kannada ದಕ್ಷಿಣ (dakṣiṇa, “south”) + ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa, “Kannada”), presumably a translation of the older name for the region, South Canara.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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