| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| Mysore |
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| SYLLABICATION: | My·sore |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  m -sôr , -s r |
| A city of southern India southwest of Bangalore. Inhabited before the 3rd century b.c., it was the center of a Muslim state after the late 16th century and was occupied by the British in 1831. Today it is an important industrial city. Population: 480,692.
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