Kohima

[ koh-hee-mah ]

noun

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

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)

Example Sentences

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

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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.

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Mahadua, the hunter guide, led the three sahibs always in the direction of Kohima, sometimes finding a few pugs in soft earth.

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Kohima, which had sent a challenge, was destroyed on February 11th, 1851.

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

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