Nagaland
[ nah-guh-land ]
/ ˈnɑ gəˌlænd /
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noun
a state in NE India. 6,366 sq. mi. (16,488 sq. km). Capital: Kohima.
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Nagaland
/ (ˈnɑːɡəˌlænd) /
noun
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)
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