Andaman Islands

American  

plural noun

1. a group of islands of India in the E part of the Bay of Bengal, W of the Malay Peninsula, part of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. 2,508 sq. mi. (6,496 sq. km).

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Andaman Islands British  

plural noun

1. a group of islands in the E Bay of Bengal, part of the Indian territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Area: 6408 sq km (2474 sq miles). Pop: 314 804 (2001)

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Example Sentences

So did other Indigenous peoples of the Andaman Islands.

From Scientific American • Jun. 14, 2023

These people of the Andaman Islands equate scent with selfhood.

From Salon • Apr. 30, 2022

The off-limits remote island is the size of Manhattan and part of the Indian Andaman Islands.

From The Guardian • Nov. 27, 2018

North Sentinel is part of the Andaman Islands and sits at the intersection of the Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 22, 2018

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