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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).

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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Some of the most distinctive languages on Earth are still spoken, but just barely, by people who live on the Andaman Islands off the coast of India.

From Scientific American • Jun. 1, 2023

The Andaman Islands, an archipelago in the Indian Ocean, offer wild, pristine nature.

From New York Times • Nov. 22, 2022

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

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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