"Nicobar Islands" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Borrowed from Tamil நக்கவரம் (nakkavaram) + islands. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|en|ta|நக்கவரம்|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Tamil நக்கவரம் (nakkavaram), {{bor+|en|ta|நக்கவரம்}} Borrowed from Tamil நக்கவரம் (nakkavaram), {{l|en|islands}} islands Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=Nicobar Islands}} Nicobar Islands
  1. An archipelago in the Indian Ocean. Categories (place): India, Islands Synonyms: Nicobars Translations (archipelago): Nikobaarit [plural] (Finnish), Nikobaren (German), निकोबार (nikobār) (Hindi), nicobaricus [attributive, masculine] (Latin), Ilhas Nicobar [feminine, plural] (Portuguese)

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