Definition of Manipur

1. Noun. State in northeastern India.

Generic synonyms: Province, State
Group relationships: Bharat, India, Republic Of India

Definition of Manipur

1. Proper noun. State in north-eastern India which has Imphal as its capital. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Manipur

Manila
Manila Bay
Manila bean
Manila hemp
Manila rope
Manileño
Manileños
Manilkara
Manilkara bidentata
Manilkara zapota
Manilla hemp
Maniot
Maniots
Manipogo
Manipur (current term)
Maniraptora
Manitoba
Manitoba maple
Manitoban
Manitobans
Manjeshwar
Manji
Mankad
Mankato
Mankowitz
Manks
Mann
Mann's methyl blue-eosin stain
Mann-Bollman fistula

Literary usage of Manipur

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Collection of Treaties, Engagements, and Sanads Relating to India and by India Foreign and Political Dept (1892)
"Manipur. Manipur is a protected State lying between Burma on the east, ... By the Burmese the Manipur country is called Kathay, and by the Shans and tribes ..."

2. The Imperial Gazetteer of India by William Wilson Hunter (1886)
"A good bridle road was constructed in 1883 from Manipur to Mao, ... The internal trade of Manipur is carried on by means of numerous open ..."

3. Proceedings by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain), Norton Shaw, Francis Galton, William Spottiswoode, Clements Robert Markham, Henry Walter Bates, John Scott Keltie (1891)
"Manipur. THE native state of Manipur in North-eastern India, which has formed ... It is believed that in former ages the Manipur valley consisted of a largo ..."

4. The Protected Princes of India by William Lee-Warner (1894)
"The Manipur state was a comparatively un- Principles known member ... Treaty of Ava in 1826 by Lord Amherst that Manipur was included in the protectorate. ..."

5. The History of the British Empire in India by Edward Thornton (1843)
"Manipur has been mentioned as a recent acquisition of the Burmese. Here, as in Assam, they first appeared to aid one candidate for the throne in ..."

6. The Chin Hills: A History of the People, Our Dealings with Them, Their by Bertram Sausmarez Carey, Henry Newman Tuck (1896)
"The 957 captives wire also taken to Manipur, but not as prisoners. ... were hostile to Manipur, and, with the view of refuting the representations made to ..."

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