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==Etymology== Before the English took control, Cuddalore (anglicised) was called ''கூடலூர்'', ''Kūṭalūr'' meaning confluence in [[Tamil language|Tamil]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Hunter |first1=William Wilson |title=The Imperial Gazetteer Of India Vol 4 |date=1885 |publisher=Trübner & Co. |location=London |page=45 |edition=2 |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.91347/page/n53/mode/2up}}</ref> It is situated on the backwater formed by the confluent estuaries of the rivers viz., [[Ponnaiyar River|Ponnaiyar]] (South Pennar river flowing through [[Karnataka]] and [[Tamil Nadu]]), [[Gadilam River|Kedilam]], [[Uppanar River|Uppanar]] and [[Paravanaru River|Paravanar]]. The Cuddalore district historically consisted of Chola Nadu and [[Nadu Naadu]]. The name ''Nadu Naadu'' meaning middle country may originate from its location between Chola Nadu and ''[[Tondaimandalam]]''; or between the Pallavas and the Cholas; or between central territories and the ocean.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cuddalore.nic.in/about-district/|title = About District | Cuddalore District, Government of Tamilnadu | Sugar bowl of Tamil Nadu | India}}</ref>
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