Lakshadweep
English edit
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
|
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)