Lakshadweep
/lakˈʃadwiːp
/ /ˌlʌkʃədˈwiːp/A group of islands off the Malabar Coast of SW India, constituting a Union Territory in India; population 67,400 (est. 2009); capital, Kavaratti. The group consists of the Laccadive, Minicoy, and Amindivi Islands.