"Northeast India" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

Head templates: {{en-proper-noun|head=Northeast India}} Northeast India
  1. The northeastern region of India, comprising the states of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, and Tripura. In the aggregation of seven, the region is called "Seven Sisters". Often Sikkim is included, regarded as their only "brother state" as well.
    Sense id: en-Northeast_India-en-name-zfTgJTWH
  2. (informal) The northeastern region of directly North India itself or of Gangetic plains, especially eastern Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and parts of Bengal. This is often considered offensive as this concept excludes the Seven Sisters States from being parts of India. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-Northeast_India-en-name-p8eu0np9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 70
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: North India, South India, Northeast Asia, northeast by east, Northeast China Plain, northeast monsoon, Northeast Passage, Northeast Region

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