Di·u (d   ) An island of western India in the Arabian Sea northwest of Mumbai (Bombay). A Portuguese possession after 1535, Diu was invaded by India in 1961 and annexed the following year. It is now part of the union territory of Daman and Diu. |
Diu [ˈdiːuː]
n
(Placename) a small island off the NW coast of India: together with a mainland area, it formed a district of Portuguese India (1535-1961); formerly part of the Indian Union Territory of Goa, Daman, and Diu (1962-87)
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