Save Type Political Subdivision Usage English Pronounced Pron. /lək.ˈʃɑ.ːdwiːp/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History A union territory of India. An Anglicized form of Sanskrit लक्षद्वीप (lakṣadvīpa) meaning "hundred thousand islands", from लक्ष (lakṣa) meaning “hundred thousand” and द्वीप (dvīpa) meaning "island".