Meghalaya

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

• (UK) IPA^(key): /meɪɡˈɑːləjə/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌmeɪɡəˈleɪə/

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Meghalaya

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

• (nickname by British imperialist authorities) Scotland of the east

• (states of India) state of India; Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala／Keralam, 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)}

Meghalaya

1. Meghalaya (a state in northeastern India)