Dadra and Nagar Haveli

[ duhd-ruh uhn nuhg-er huh-vel-ee ]

noun

1. a union territory of India, located between Gujarat and Maharashtra, N of Mumbai. 190 sq. mi. (491 sq. km). : Silvassa.

Dadra and Nagar Haveli

/ dəˈdrɑː ˈnʌɡə əˈvɛlɪ /

noun

1. a union territory of W India, on the Gulf of Cambay: until 1961 administratively part of Portuguese Damão. Capital: Silvassa. Pop: 220 451 (2001). Area: 489 sq km (191 sq miles)

Example Sentences

The centrally administered territories I went to included Daman and Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Pondicherry.

From BBC

The Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli in western India, between Gujarat and Maharashtra states, has the highest prevalence rate of 3.6, followed by Chhattisgarh at 2.13.

From New York Times

However, the picture started changing after the Liberation of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and the freedom struggle movement to liberate Goa from the clutches of the Portuguese.

From Project Gutenberg