Nagaland

[nah-guh-land]

noun

a state in NE India. 6366 sq. mi. (16,488 sq. km). Capital: Kohima.

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British Dictionary definitions for nagaland

Nagaland

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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