Lakshadweep
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Etymology
[edit]From Sanskrit लक्षद्वीप (lakṣadvīpa, “hundred thousand islands”), from लक्ष (lakṣa, “hundred thousand”) (compare lakh) + द्वीप (dvīpa, “island”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Lakshadweep
- Indian union territory comprising twelve atolls in the Arabian Sea, having Kavaratti as its capital.
Synonyms
[edit]- (former names) Laccadive, Minicoy, and Aminidivi Islands, Laccadive Islands, Laccadives
Translations
[edit]union territory of India
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See also
[edit]- (union territories) union territory; Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chandigarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Lakshadweep, Puducherry, (Category: en:Union territories of India)