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Nilgiri

Nilgiri proper noun: a mountain range forming part of the Western Ghats in western Tamil Nadu, India.

Proper noun

Nilgiri

  1. A mountain range forming part of the Western Ghats in western Tamil Nadu, India.

Forms of Nilgiri

alternative form (archaic)Nilgherry
alternative form (archaic)Neilgherry

Origin of Nilgiri

From Tamil நீலகிரி (nīlakiri).

Words formed from Nilgiri

  • Nilgiri striped palm squirrel

Questions about Nilgiri

What does Nilgiri mean?
Nilgiri means a mountain range forming part of the Western Ghats in western Tamil Nadu, India.
What part of speech is Nilgiri?
Nilgiri is a proper noun.

Words near Nilgiri in the dictionary

  1. nilghai
  2. nilghais
  3. nilghau
  4. nilghaus
  5. Nilgherry
  6. Nilgiri
  7. Nilgiris
  8. Nili
  9. nilium
  10. nill
  11. nilla

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