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puri
1or poo·ri
[ poor-ee ]
noun
, plural pu·ris.
- a light, unleavened whole wheat flatbread from South Asia that puffs up like a round ball when it is deep-fried.
Puri
2[ poor-ee, poo-ree ]
noun
- a seaport in E Odisha, in E India, on the Bay of Bengal: temple of Krishna; Hindu pilgrimage center.
Puri
/ pʊəˈriː; ˈpʊəriː /
noun
- 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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Word History and Origins
Origin of puri1
First recorded in 1830–35; from Hindi pūrī, akin to Sanskrit piparti “(he) fills, nourishes” and pūrṇa- “full”
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Example Sentences
They repeated this so often that before long they were known all over England as the Puri-tans.
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A local magistrate once arrived for an interview at the seaside hermitage in Puri.
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I had just arrived in Puri 15-1 to spend my college summer vacation with my guru at his seaside hermitage.
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"Please send someone to take charge of our ashram at Puri," Sri Yukteswar went on.
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As I stood on the Puri train platform the following morning, still hoping against hope, an unknown man approached me.
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