Lakshadweep
/ləkˈʃɑːdwiːp/
Lakshadweep proper noun: an archipelago and union territory of India in the Arabian Sea. Capital: Kavaratti.
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Proper noun
Lakshadweep
- An archipelago and union territory of India in the Arabian Sea. Capital: Kavaratti.
- Synonyms:
- Laccadive, Minicoy, and Aminidivi Islands, Laccadive Islands, Laccadives
Lakshadweep meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
Lakshadweep in Hindi
- union territory of India
- लक्षद्वीप lakṣadvīp
Lakshadweep in Tamil
- union territory of India
- இலட்சத்தீவுகள் ilaṭcattīvukaḷ
Lakshadweep in Marathi
- union territory of India
- लक्षद्वीप lakṣadvīp
Lakshadweep in Urdu
- union territory of India
- لکشادیپ lakśādīp
More languagesFewer languages
- Lakshadweep in Bengali
- লক্ষদ্বীপ lokkhoddip
- Lakshadweep in Telugu
- లక్షద్వీపములు lakṣadvīpamulu
- Lakshadweep in Malayalam
- ലക്ഷദ്വീപ് lakṣadvīpŭ
- Lakshadweep in Kannada
- ಲಕ್ಷದ್ವೀಪ lakṣadvīpa
- Lakshadweep in Punjabi
- ਲਕਸ਼ਦੀਪ lakśadīp
- Lakshadweep in Gujarati
- લક્ષદ્વીપ lakṣadvīp
- Lakshadweep in Odia
- ଲାକ୍ଷାଦ୍ଵୀପ lākṣādvipa, ଲାକ୍ଷା ଦ୍ୱୀପ lākṣā dwipa
- Lakshadweep in Sanskrit
- लक्षद्वीप lakṣadvīpa
- Lakshadweep in Thai
- ลักษทวีป
- Dhivehi
- ލަކްޝަދީބު lak̊šadību
- Kashmiri
- لَکشادیٖپ lakśādīp
Synonyms of Lakshadweep
- Laccadive, Minicoy, and Aminidivi Islands
- Laccadive Islands
- Laccadives
Origin of Lakshadweep
From Sanskrit लक्षद्वीप (lakṣadvīpa, “hundred thousand islands”), from लक्ष (lakṣa, “hundred thousand”) (compare lakh) + द्वीप (dvīpa, “island”).
Questions about Lakshadweep
- What does Lakshadweep mean?
- Lakshadweep means an archipelago and union territory of India in the Arabian Sea. Capital: Kavaratti.
- What is Lakshadweep in Hindi?
- Lakshadweep in Hindi is लक्षद्वीप (lakṣadvīp). See Lakshadweep meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Lakshadweep?
- Lakshadweep is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Lakshadweep?
- Lakshadweep is pronounced /ləkˈʃɑːdwiːp/.
Words near Lakshadweep in the dictionary
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