Meaning of India in English

1. Pronunciation

   /ˈɪndiə/

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1. Noun

   India

   Etymology

   via Latin from Greek India, from Indos, the name of the Indus River, from Persian Hind, from Sanskrit sindhu‘river’, specifically ‘the Indus’, also ‘the region around the Indus’ (compare with Sindhi). Both the Greeks and the Persians extended the name to include all the country east of the Indus. Compare with Hindi and Hindu

   Definitions

   1. a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia

   Examples

   • « second most populous country in the world »
   • « achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947 »