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Deccan.

A geographic region, large plateau, and peninsula in southern India; southern or peninsular India.

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Meaning & usage

name/ˈdɛk.ən/UK
  1. A geographic region, large plateau, and peninsula in southern India; southern or peninsular India.

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Borrowed from Hindustani दक्खिन / دکھن (dakkhin) and its variants, from Prakrit 𑀤𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺𑀡 (dakkhiṇa), from Sanskrit दक्षिण (dakṣiṇa, “south”).

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