1. a member of a people in India living in Orissa and neighboring areas;
2. a Magadhan language that is spoken by the Oriya and is the official language of the Indian state of Orissa;
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Oriya
n 1: a member of a people in India living in Orissa and
neighboring areas
2: a Magadhan language that is spoken by the Oriya and is the
official language of the Indian state of Orissa