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Naga Hills

American  
[nah-guh] / ˈnɑ gə /

noun

  1. a region in northeastern India and northwestern Myanmar (Burma), on the India-Myanmar border.


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The Supreme Court of India dismissed a petition filed by the state government claiming ownership of more than 25 acres of land at Naga Hills because it wasn’t filed on time, the newspaper reported.

From New York Times Jan. 28, 2012

So low were we that it was only the following morning that, having scrambled up a steep bank, I caught sight of the Naga Hills for the first time.

From The Guardian Dec. 11, 2010

Dzukou ValleyLess than 20 miles from Kohima and flanked by the Naga Hills, this is a stunning landscape to trek through freely.

From The Guardian Dec. 11, 2010

Hacking its way through jungles, a rescue party is inching toward a wrecked transport plane locked in the almost uncharted Naga Hills of northern Burma.

From Time Magazine Archive

They are a fine hardy race, and in my time the Naga Hills police was largely recruited from them.

From My Experiences in Manipur and the Naga Hills by Johnstone, James Johnstone, chevalier de

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