india

In-di-a · noun

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Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A country in South Asia, the seventh-largest country by area and the second-most populous country in the world. Capital: New Delhi.

  2. 2.

    (historical) The Indian subcontinent, including present-day India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and sometimes neighboring regions.

Related words

See also: Hindu, indian, subcontinent

Etymology

From Latin India, from Greek India, from Old Persian Hinduš, from Sanskrit Sindhu (the Indus River).