Lakshadweep
/ləkˈʃɑːdwiːp/ · name
Meaning
- An archipelago and union territory of India in the Arabian Sea. Capital: Kavaratti.
Etymology / origin
From Sanskrit लक्षद्वीप (lakṣadvīpa, “hundred thousand islands”), from लक्ष (lakṣa, “hundred thousand”) (compare lakh) + द्वीप (dvīpa, “island”).
- लक्षद्वीप(Sanskrit)→
- Lakshadweep (English)
- Relations: der
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