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India¹
- /ˈɪndiːə/ UK
- /ˈɪndi.ə/ US
Rhymes with -ɪndiə
Where it comes from
Inherited from Old English India, Indea, from Latin India, from Ancient Greek Ἰνδία (Indía), from Ancient Greek Ἰνδός (Indós, “Indus river”), from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 (hiⁿdūš), from Sanskrit सिन्धु (sindhu), ultimately from Proto-Indo-Iranian *síndʰuš (“river”).
Compare Middle English Inde and Ynde from Old French Ynde (original form started to prevail in the 16th century), Classical Persian هند (hind, “India”), Sanskrit सिन्धु (síndhu, “a river, stream”). Doublet of Indus, Sindhu, Hindu, and Sindh.
proper noun Indias
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A country in South Asia. Official name: Republic of India. Capital: New Delhi.
The demolition of two mosques in India within days of each other has highlighted the deep religious divide in the country, months before voters head to the polls for a nationwide election that is expected to hand Prime Minister Narendra Modi a rare third term in power.
Similar: Hindustan, Bharat, Hinduland, Indian subcontinent, South Asia, the subcontinent
- A region of South Asia, traditionally delimited by the Himalayas and the Indus river; the Indian subcontinent.
- A territory of the British Empire, chiefly comprising the modern day countries of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal and Burma.
- A female given name.
india²
noun
- Alternative letter-case form of India from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet
INDIA³
proper noun
- Initialism of Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance, a political alliance.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: bharat, hindustan, pakistan, hindi, indian, kashmir, inde, indies, subcontinent, yan, delhi, indonesia, iceland, uruguay, venezuela, injun
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name the country
| Español | India |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 인도 |
| 日本語 | インド, 印度 |
| 中文 | 印度 Yìndù |
| हिन्दी | भारत bhārat, इंडिया iṇḍiyā, हिन्दुस्तान hindustān, हिंदुस्तान hindustān, भारतवर्ष bhāratvarṣ, हिंद hind |
| Kiswahili | India, Hindi, Uhindi |
| Português | Índia |
| Français | Inde |
| Deutsch | Indien |
| Italiano | India |
| Ελληνικά | Ινδία Indía |
| Română | India |
| Русский | И́ндия Índija |
| Tiếng Việt | Ấn Độ |
| العربية | الْهِنْد al-hind |
| עברית | הודו, הֹדּוּ hódu |
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