Arunachal Pradesh

English

Etymology

Transliteration of Hindi अरुणाचल प्रदेश (aruṇācal pradeś, literally Land of the dawn-lit mountains).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɑːɹəˌnɑːtʃəl pɹəˈdɛʃ/
  • enPR: ärʹə-näʹchəl prə-děshʹ[1]
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Proper noun

Arunachal Pradesh

  1. A state in northeastern India. Capital: Itanagar.
    Synonyms: (historical) North-East Frontier Agency, NEFA, (China) South Tibet
    • 2018 July 9, “Behind the large nose plugs and face tattoos of Apatani women”, in Deutsche Welle[2], archived from the original on 20 January 2021, Lifestyle‎[3]:
      The women of the Apatani tribe, which lives in the Ziro valley of Arunachal Pradesh, India have a unique tradition. They wear large nose plugs and face tattoos.

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References

  1. ^ “Ar·u·na·chal Pra·desh”, in The International Geographic Encyclopedia and Atlas[1], Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1979, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 48, column 1

Portuguese

Proper noun

Arunachal Pradesh ?

  1. Arunachal Pradesh (a state in northeastern India)