Meghalaya

[ mey-guh-ley-uh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a state in NE India. 8,660 sq. mi. (22,429 sq. km). : Shillong.

Meghalaya

/ ˌmeɪɡəˈleɪə /

noun

a state of NE India, created in 1969 from part of Assam. Capital: Shillong. Pop: 2 306 069 (2001). Area: 22 429 sq km (7800 sq miles)

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Founded in the East Khasi Hills of Meghalaya in the ’90s, the Impulse NGO Network works with more than 160 humanitarian organizations around the world to fight trafficking in the world’s largest democracy.

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