Dekkan

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A form of Deccan — A geographic region, large plateau, and peninsula in southern India; southern or peninsular India.

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Meanings

proper nounDekkan or the Dekkan
  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of Deccan.

    Mowgli's wanderings had taken him to the edge of the high grassy downs of the Dekkan, and he had seen the fearless dholes sleeping and playing and scratching themselves in the little hollows and tussocks that they use for lairs.

    1895, Rudyard Kipling, Red Dog
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APA

Dekkan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dekkan

MLA

“Dekkan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dekkan. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Dekkan,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dekkan.

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