Andaman and Nicobar Islands

American  

[nik-uh-bahr, nik-uh-bahr] / ˈnɪk əˌbɑr, ˌnɪk əˈbɑr /

plural noun

1. a union territory of India, comprising the Andaman and Nicobar island groups in the eastern part of the Bay of Bengal, southwest of Myanmar (Burma). 3,143 sq. mi. (8,140 sq. km). Port Blair.

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Andaman and Nicobar Islands British  

/ ˈnɪkəʊˌbɑː, ˈændəmən /

plural noun

1. a territory of India, in the E Bay of Bengal, consisting of two groups of over 200 islands; suffered badly in the Indian Ocean tsunami of December 2004. Capital: Port Blair. Pop: 356 265 (2001). Area: 8140 sq km (3143 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

Leaping from a small boat in choppy waters off India's Andaman and Nicobar Islands, George Washington jumps on board the only ferry service connecting hundreds of communities across the strategic archipelago.

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

On 7 May, the refugees said they were taken to Hindon airport, just east of Delhi, where they boarded planes to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, an Indian territory in the Bay of Bengal.

From BBC • Aug. 28, 2025

India, which administers the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, controls access to the northwestern entrance to the Malacca Strait — a shipping channel vital to China and other East Asian states.

From Washington Times • Jun. 19, 2023

Both the Andaman and Nicobar Islands have been very closely studied by Indian Government officials for about fifty years, and they and the people occupying them are now thoroughly understood.

From The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2 by Yule, Henry