Kohima

[ koh-hee-mah ]

noun
  1. a town in and the capital of Nagaland, in E India.

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How to use Kohima in a sentence

  • When they arrived at Kohima, the village sat under a pall of dread, and their advent was hailed with delight.

    The Three Sapphires | W. A. Fraser
  • It is the man-eater who was taken from Kohima by the rajah, and is now back; he has cunning, for a spirit goes with him, sahib.

    The Three Sapphires | W. A. Fraser
  • Mahadua, the hunter guide, led the three sahibs always in the direction of Kohima, sometimes finding a few pugs in soft earth.

    The Three Sapphires | W. A. Fraser
  • Kohima, which had sent a challenge, was destroyed on February 11th, 1851.

  • On this occasion, Kohima and other villages were subdued, as already stated, and an annual tribute exacted by Manipur.

British Dictionary definitions for Kohima

Kohima

/ (ˈkəʊhɪˌmɑː) /


noun
  1. a city in NE India, capital of Nagaland, near the Burmese border: centre of fierce fighting in World War II, when it was surrounded by the Japanese but not captured (1944). Pop: 78 584 (2001)

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