English Explanatory Dictionary

Lakshadweep

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An archipelago and union territory of India in the Arabian Sea. Capital: Kavaratti.

Pronunciation

/ləkˈʃɑːdwiːp/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-Lakshadweep.wav

Word forms

Lakshadweep

Etymology

From Sanskrit लक्षद्वीप (lakṣadvīpa, “hundred thousand islands”), from लक्ष (lakṣa, “hundred thousand”) (compare lakh) + द्वीप (dvīpa, “island”).

Synonyms

Laccadive, Minicoy, and Aminidivi Islands Laccadive Islands Laccadives
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