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Andaman

American  
[an-duh-muhn] / ˈæn də mən /

adjective

  1. Also of or relating to the Andaman Islands, the Andamanese people, or their language.


noun

  1. Andamanese.

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Anthropologist Anstice Justin, 71, took part in the government's limited contact missions to the restricted North Sentinel island in the Andaman Sea between 1986 and 2004.

From Barron's ● May 18, 2026

Justin, himself from another group in the Andaman and Nicobar archipelago, recounted his first trip in 1986 to North Sentinel.

From Barron's ● May 18, 2026

Although the Andaman and Nicobar Islands have been studied for decades, many parts of their forests remain difficult to access, and some groups of animals are still poorly documented.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 5, 2025

Krit Thepbumrung, president of the Andaman Tour Guides Assn., said that five years ago most of the hundreds of unlicensed tour guides in Phuket were Chinese.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 25, 2025

By the way, has Mum ever told you about Nolitha, the other lady in my cell from the Andaman Islands?

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

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