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Oriya

noun Ori·ya \ȯ-ˈrē-ə\

Definition of ORIYA

:  the Indo-Aryan language of Orissa, India
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First Known Use of ORIYA

1801

Rhymes with ORIYA

Achaea, Bahia, buddleia, cabrilla, cattleya, Chaldea, Crimea, Euboea, Hygeia, idea, Judaea, kaffiyeh, Korea, Medea, mens rea, Nicaea, ohia, ouguiya, rupiah, sangria, Sofia, spirea

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