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'''Orissa''' was a division of [[Bengal (Province)|Bengal Province]] during the British period. It is now a state in India lying on the Bay of Bengal on the the East Coast. The capital is [[Bhubaneshwar]] with [[Cuttack]] being another significant city in the Statecit.
The predominant language spoken in the region is Oriya.
*[https://archive.org/details/bengalassambehar00playuoft ''Bengal and Assam, Behar and Orissa : their History, People, Commerce and Industrial Resources''] compiled by Somerset Playne, assisted by J. W. Bond, edited by Arnold Wright 1917 Archive.org
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