Puri
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Pu·ri
(po͝or′ē) A city of east-central India south of Bhubaneswar. Its temple dedicated to Krishna is a noted pilgrimage center and the site of an important annual religious festival.
pu·ri
(po͝or′ē)n.
Variant of poori.
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Puri
(ˈpʊəriː; pʊəˈriː)n
(Placename) a port in E India, in Odisha (formerly Orissa) on the Bay of Bengal: 12th-century temple of Jagannath. Pop: 157 610 (2001)
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Pu•ri
(ˈpʊər i, pʊˈri)n.
a seaport in E Orissa, in E India, on the Bay of Bengal: temple of Krishna; Hindu pilgrimage center. 101,089.
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