a group of islands in the E Bay of Bengal, part of the Indian territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Area: 6408 sq km (2474 sq miles). Pop: 314 804(2001)
Andaman Islands in American English
(ˈændəmən)
group of islands in the Bay of Bengal, west of the Malay Peninsula: with the Nicobar Islands, constituting a territory of India (Andaman and Nicobar Islands), 3,185 sq mi (8,249 sq km); pop. 281,000