Kohima

K5O1H4I1M3A1

proper noun

A city, the state capital of Nagaland, India.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A district of Nagaland, India, in which the city is based.

Origin

  1. njmKewhira“the land where the kewhi flower grows”
  2. EnglishKohima

Borrowed from Angami Kewhira (“the land where the kewhi flower grows”).

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Translations

Bengali কোহিমা
  • কোহিমা (kōhima)capital of Nagaland, India
Chinese Mandarin 科希馬 /科希马
  • 科希馬 /科希马 (Kēxīmǎ)capital of Nagaland, India
Hindi कोहिमा
  • कोहिमा (kohimā)capital of Nagaland, India
Japanese コヒマ
  • コヒマ (Kohima)capital of Nagaland, India
Korean 코히마
  • 코히마 (Kohima)capital of Nagaland, India
Portuguese Kohima
  • Kohimacapital of Nagaland, India
Punjabi ਕੋਹਿਮਾ
  • ਕੋਹਿਮਾ (kohimā)capital of Nagaland, India
Russian Кохи́ма
  • Кохи́ма (Koxíma)capital of Nagaland, India
Tamil கோகிமா
  • கோகிமா (kōkimā)capital of Nagaland, India

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APA

Kohima. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kohima

MLA

“Kohima.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kohima. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kohima,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kohima.

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