Nagaland

[ nah-guh-land ]

noun

1. a state in NE India. 6,366 sq. mi. (16,488 sq. km). : Kohima.

Nagaland

/ ˈnɑːɡəˌlænd /

noun

1. a state of NE India: formed in 1962 from parts of Assam and the North-East Frontier Agency; inhabited chiefly by Naga tribes; consists of almost inaccessible forested hills and mountains (the Naga Hills ); shifting cultivation predominates. Capital: Kohima. Pop: 1 988 636 (2001). Area: 16 579 sq km (6401 sq miles)