India


Definition: Meaning of, India in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈɪndɪə /

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  1. 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.
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India used in phrases

  • Clive of India
    1. (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
  • East India (noun)
    1. a group of islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans between Asia and Australia
  • East India Company
    1. 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.
  • East India kino (noun)
    1. reddish or black juice or resin from certain trees of the genus Pterocarpus and used in medicine and tanning etc
  • East India rosewood (noun)
    1. east Indian tree having a useful dark purple wood
  • Heart of India (noun)
    1. a state in central India
  • India ink (noun)
    1. a black liquid ink used for printing, writing or drawing
  • India rubber (noun)
    1. 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
  • India-rubber fig (noun)
    1. large tropical Asian tree frequently dwarfed as a houseplant; source of Assam rubber
  • India-rubber plant (noun)
    1. large tropical Asian tree frequently dwarfed as a houseplant; source of Assam rubber
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