Definition: Meaning of, India in English to English dictionary.
Pronunciation:/ ˈɪndɪə /
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a large country in South Asia. Population: 1,030,000,000 (2001). Capital: New Delhi. India was ruled by the British from 1757 until 1947, and is now the largest DEMOCRACY in the world. The official languages are Hindi and English, and most people belong to the HINDU religion, although there are also large populations of Muslims and Sikhs.
(1725-74) a British soldier and government leader, Robert Clive, whose victories over the French and Bengali armies in India helped to establish British rule in India
one of several European companies that developed trade with India and east Asia in the 17th and 18th centuries. The British East India Company (1600-1858) was the most important of these, and was responsible for bringing India into the British Empire.
especially trees of the genera Hevea and Ficus an elastic material obtained from the latex sap of trees that can be vulcanized and finished into a variety of products