Meaning

4 senses
  1. A country in South Asia. Official name: Republic of India. Capital: New Delhi.

    Indien

    И́ндияÍndija

    І́ндіяÍndija

  2. (historical, proscribed)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.

  4. A female given name.

Examples

420 sentences
  1. He is a British citizen, but lives in India.

    Він — громадянин Великобританії, але живе в Індії.

    ruОн — гражданин Великобритании, но живет в Индии.

    deEr ist englischer Staatsbürger, aber wohnt in Indien.

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  2. There are many rivers in India.

    В Індії багато річок.

    ruВ Индии много рек.

    deEs gibt viele Flüsse in Indien.

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  3. He has been to India.

    Він бував у Індії.

    ruОн бывал в Индии.

    deEr ist in Indien gewesen.

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  4. The Taj Mahal is probably the most famous building in India.

    Тадж Махал, мабуть, сама знаменита будівля в Індії.

    deDer Tadsch Mahal ist vermutlich das berühmteste Gebäude Indiens.

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  5. We import tea from India.

    Ми імпортуємо чай з Індії.

    ruМы импортируем чай из Индии.

    deWir importieren Tee aus Indien.

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Translations

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Origin

Inherited from Old English India, Indea, from Latin India, from Ancient Greek Ἰνδία (Indía

Inherited from Old English India, Indea, from Latin India, from Ancient Greek Ἰνδία (Indía), from Ancient Greek Ἰνδός (Indós, “Indus river”), from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 (hiⁿdūš), from Sanskrit सिन्धु (sindhu), ultimately from Proto-Indo-Iranian *síndʰuš (“river”).

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Synonyms

6 synonyms
Republic of India:Hinduland
Landmass:Indian subcontinentSouth Asiathe subcontinent

Word family

1 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
India — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto