Meghalaya Syllabification: (Me·gha·la·ya)Pronunciation: /ˌmāgəˈlāə/Definition of Meghalaya a small state in northeastern India, on the northern border of Bangladesh; capital, Shillong. It was created in 1970 from part of Assam. Meghalaya in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Meghalaya in the British & World English dictionary