"Lakshadweep" meaning in English

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Proper name

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Etymology: From Sanskrit लक्षद्वीप (lakṣadvīpa, “hundred thousand islands”), from लक्ष (lakṣa, “hundred thousand”) (compare lakh) + द्वीप (dvīpa, “island”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|sa|लक्षद्वीप||hundred thousand islands}} Sanskrit लक्षद्वीप (lakṣadvīpa, “hundred thousand islands”), {{m|sa|लक्ष|t=hundred thousand}} लक्ष (lakṣa, “hundred thousand”), {{m|en|lakh}} lakh, {{m|sa|द्वीप|t=island}} द्वीप (dvīpa, “island”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Lakshadweep
  1. Indian union territory comprising twelve atolls in the Arabian Sea, having Kavaratti as its capital. Wikipedia link: Lakshadweep Categories (place): India Synonyms: Laccadive Islands, Laccadives Synonyms (former names): Laccadive, Minicoy, and Aminidivi Islands Related terms: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chandigarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Puducherry Related terms (union territories): union territory Translations (union territory of India): লক্ষদ্বীপ (lokkhoddip) (Bengali), लक्षदीप (lakṣadīp) (Bihari), লাক্ষাদ্বীপ (Bishnupriya Manipuri), 拉克沙 (Lākèshā) (Chinese Mandarin), ލަކްޝަދީބު (lak̊šadību) (Dhivehi), લક્ષદ્વીપ (lakṣadvīp) (Gujarati), לקשאדוויפ (Hebrew), लक्षद्वीप (lakṣadvīp) (Hindi), ラクシャディープ (Rakushadīpu) (Japanese), ಲಕ್ಷದ್ವೀಪ (lakṣadvīpa) (Kannada), لَکشادیٖپ (lakśādīp) (Kashmiri), ലക്ഷദ്വീപ് (lakṣadvīpŭ) (Malayalam), लक्षद्वीप (lakṣadvīp) (Marathi), लक्षद्वीप (lakṣadwīpa) (Newar), ଲାକ୍ଷାଦ୍ଵୀପ (lakṣadvipô) (Odia), ଲାକ୍ଷା ଦ୍ୱୀପ (lakṣa dwipô) (Odia), ਲਕਸ਼ਦੀਪ (lakśadīp) (Punjabi), Лакшадви́п (Lakšadvíp) [masculine] (Russian), लक्षद्वीप (lakṣadvīpa) (Sanskrit), இலட்சத்தீவுகள் (ilaṭcattīvukaḷ) (Tamil), లక్షద్వీపములు (lakṣadvīpamulu) (Telugu), ลักษทวีป (Thai), لکشادیپ (lakśādīp) (Urdu)

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