Meghalaya

//meɡhɑl(ə)jɑ// name

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  1. 1
    A state in northeastern India. Capital: Shillong.

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scotland of eastscotland of the east

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मेघालय (meghālaya, “abode of clouds”), a compound of मेघ (megha, “cloud”) + आलय (ālaya, “abode”).

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