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Lakshadweep
Lak shad weep |ləkˈSHädˌwēp ləkˈʃɑdˌwip | a Union Territory in India that consists of a group of islands off the Malabar Coast of southwestern India; pop. 67,400 (est. 2009 ); capital, Kavaratti. The group consists of the Laccadive, Minicoy, and Amindivi Islands.
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Lakshadweep
Lakshadweep |lakˈʃadwiːp, ˌlʌkʃədˈwiːp | a group of islands off the Malabar Coast of SW India, constituting a Union Territory in India; pop. 67,400 (est. 2009 ); capital, Kavaratti. The group consists of the Laccadive, Minicoy, and Amindivi Islands.