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india

/ˈɪndi.ə/

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What does india mean?

noun

  1. Alternative letter-case form of India from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.

proper noun

  1. A country in South Asia. Official name: Republic of India. Capital: New Delhi.
  2. A female given name.
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proper noun

  1. Initialism of Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance, a political alliance.
  2. (historical) A region of South Asia, traditionally delimited by the Himalayas and the Indus river; the Indian subcontinent.
  3. (historical) A territory of the British Empire, chiefly comprising the modern day countries of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal and Burma.

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/ˈɪndi.ə/

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In India she had always been attended by her Ayah, who had followed her about and waited on her, hand and foot.
Frances Hodgson BurnettThe Secret GardenProject Gutenberg ebook #113
In the West India islands, indeed, it was with difficulty the experiments could be made, from the general moisture of the air.
Benjamin FranklinThe Autobiography of Benjamin FranklinProject Gutenberg ebook #148
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The regiment was stationed in India at the time, and before I could join it, the second Afghan war had broken out.
Arthur Conan DoyleA Study in ScarletProject Gutenberg ebook #244
It is evident that at an early age, both in Egypt and in India, spiritualized conceptions of sun-worship had already been formed.
Eliza Burt GambleThe God-Idea of the Ancients; Or, Sex in ReligionProject Gutenberg ebook #639