Meghalaya
English
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Etymology
From Sanskrit मेघालय (meghālaya, “above of clouds”), a compound of मेघ (megha, “cloud”) + आलय (ālaya, “abode”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /meɪɡˈɑːləjə/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˌmeɪɡəˈleɪə/
Proper noun
Meghalaya
- State in north-eastern India which has Shillong as its capital.
Synonyms
- (nickname by British imperialist authorities) Scotland of the east
Translations
state
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See also
- (states of India) state of India; Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal (Category: en:States of India)
Portuguese
Proper noun
Meghalaya
- Meghalaya (a state in northeastern India)