How do you pronounce "nicobar"?

Pronounced //ˈniːkə(ʊ)ˌbɑːɹ//.

Nicobar

Q: What is a synonym for "nicobar"?

Common synonyms include: archipelago, island group, islander, nicobarese, speech varieties, tongues.

/ˈniːkə(ʊ)ˌbɑːɹ/ adj, name, noun

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Definitions

Noun

1
Ellipsis of Nicobar pigeon. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis

Adjective

1
Of or relating to the Nicobar Islands. not-comparable

Proper Noun

1
A district of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India.

Synonyms

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archipelago island group islander nicobarese speech varieties tongues

Antonyms

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mainland

Example

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"Going to the island, which is part of India’s Andaman and Nicobar archipelago, is illegal and all efforts to study the Sentinelese have been made from a distance."

Etymology

Borrowed from Tamil நக்கவரம் (nakkavaram).

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