Cuttack

English

Alternative forms

  • Kataka

Etymology

Borrowed from Odia କଟକ (kaṭaka).

Proper noun

Cuttack

  1. A city and district of Odisha, India.
    • 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 [...]‎[1], volume 1, T. Becket and P.A. De Hondt, page 53:
      The firſt had conſtantly reſided with his father at Cuttack, the capital of Oriſſa, and the other, with his grandfather at Morſhadabad.
    • 1964, Nabin Kumar Sahu, Utkal University History Of Orissa‎[2], volume 1, The Utkal University, page 3:
      Looking back through centuries to the process of history, one observes the amazing phenomenon that although only the tiny area of present districts of Balasore, Cuttack and Puri have all along remained together without any [...] formation of the State of Orissa.
    • 2025 September 12, Mrudu Malay Mohapatra, Odialive‎[3]:
      As the city prepares to welcome Goddess Durga, the streets of Cuttack are set to come alive with devotion, artistry, and celebration, reinforcing its reputation as the cultural capital of Odisha.

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