Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A union territory of southwest India comprising the Laccadive, Minicoy, and Amindivi Islands.
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- proper noun
Indian union territory comprising twelveatolls in theArabian Sea , havingKavaratti as its capital.
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The Union Territories, which will be covered under the first phase, are: Dadar and Nagar Haveli, Lakshadweep, Puducherry and Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
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Maldives, Lakshadweep and Chagos are three island groups in the Indian Ocean that together form a vast submarine mountain range, the Chagos-Laccadive Plateau.
Maldives-Lakshadweep-Chagos Archipelago tropical moist forests 2008
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For example, local fishermen have always collected eggs from Tern Sanctuary on the island of Pitti, Lakshadweep.
Maldives-Lakshadweep-Chagos Archipelago tropical moist forests 2008
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Maldives, to the south of Lakshadweep, lies on the equator at 7° N and is the largest group of islands.
Maldives-Lakshadweep-Chagos Archipelago tropical moist forests 2008
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Thirteen to fourteen seabirds are known to nest on Maldives, and large rookeries are also present on Chagos and Lakshadweep.
Maldives-Lakshadweep-Chagos Archipelago tropical moist forests 2008
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Lakshadweep is the closest group to the mainland, lying a little more than 300 kilometers (km) from the Kerala coast of India, at 8°-14° N.
Maldives-Lakshadweep-Chagos Archipelago tropical moist forests 2008
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Maldives-Lakshadweep-Chagos Archipelago tropical moist forests - Encyclopedia of Earth
Maldives-Lakshadweep-Chagos Archipelago tropical moist forests 2008
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For example, stands of the shrub Scaevola and the treelet Argusia can be found at Lakshadweep.
Maldives-Lakshadweep-Chagos Archipelago tropical moist forests 2008
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Here it must be stated that Jammu & Kashmir, Lakshadweep, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Nagaland and Punjab where the “national majority” that is, Hindus, are in fact a minority.
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Part of the same marine mountain range as the Maldives, the Lakshadweep archipelago offers idyllic scenery minus crowds
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