Andaman and Nicobar Islands

proper noun

An archipelago and union territory of India in the Bay of Bengal. Capital: Port Blair.

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proper nounthe Andaman and Nicobar Islands
  1. An archipelago and union territory of India in the Bay of Bengal. Capital: Port Blair.

    Port Blair, the capital of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, was renamed Sri Vijaya Puram, with Union Home Minister Amit Shah saying on Friday that it was done to realise "Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision to free the nation from colonial imprints".

    2024 September 13, “Port Blair renamed Sri Vijaya Puram 'to free nation from colonial imprints'”, in India Today, archived from the original on 27 Sep 2024

Synonyms & antonyms

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andaman and nicobar

Origin

A combination of Andaman Islands + Nicobar Islands.

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Translations

Arabic جزر أندمان ونيكوبار
  • جزر أندمان ونيكوبار (juzur andamān wa-nikūbār)Indian territory
Bengali আন্দামান ও নিকোবর দ্বীপপুঞ্জ
  • আন্দামান ও নিকোবর দ্বীপপুঞ্জ (andaman ō nikōbor dippunjo)Indian territory
Catalan Illes Andaman i Nicobar
  • Illes Andaman i NicobarIndian territory
Chinese Mandarin 安達曼-尼科巴群島 /安达曼-尼科巴群岛
  • 安達曼-尼科巴群島 /安达曼-尼科巴群岛 (Āndāmàn-Níkēbā qúndǎo)Indian territory
Estonian Andamanid ja Nicobarid
  • Andamanid ja NicobaridIndian territory
Finnish Andamaanit ja Nikobaarit
  • Andamaanit ja NikobaaritIndian territory
Hindi अंडमान और निकोबार द्वीपसमूह, अण्डमान और निकोबार द्वीपसमूह
  • अंडमान और निकोबार द्वीपसमूह (aṇḍmān aur nikobār dvīpasmūh)Indian territory
  • अण्डमान और निकोबार द्वीपसमूह (aṇḍamān aur nikobār dvīpasmūh)Indian territory
Japanese アンダマン・ニコバル諸島
  • アンダマン・ニコバル諸島 (Andaman-Nikobaru-shotō)Indian territory
Korean 안다만 니코바르 제도
  • 안다만 니코바르 제도 (Andaman nikobareu jedo)Indian territory
Portuguese Ilhas de Andaman e Nicobar
  • Ilhas de Andaman e NicobarIndian territory
Russian Андама́нские и Никоба́рские острова́
  • Андама́нские и Никоба́рские острова́ (Andamánskije i Nikobárskije ostrová)Indian territory
Spanish Islas Andamán y Nicobar
  • Islas Andamán y NicobarIndian territory
Tamil அந்தமான் நிக்கோபார் தீவுகள்
  • அந்தமான் நிக்கோபார் தீவுகள் (antamāṉ nikkōpār tīvukaḷ)Indian territory
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APA

Andaman and Nicobar Islands. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Andaman%20and%20Nicobar%20Islands

MLA

“Andaman and Nicobar Islands.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Andaman%20and%20Nicobar%20Islands. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Andaman and Nicobar Islands,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Andaman%20and%20Nicobar%20Islands.

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