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. — deniko

    ruОн — гражданин Великобритании, но живет в Индии. — odexed

    deEr ist englischer Staatsbürger, aber wohnt in Indien. — sadjad

  2. There are many rivers in India.

    В Індії багато річок. — deniko

    ruВ Индии много рек. — odexed

    deEs gibt viele Flüsse in Indien. — nexx

  3. He has been to India.

    Він бував у Індії. — deniko

    ruОн бывал в Индии. — odexed

    deEr ist in Indien gewesen. — wolfgangth

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

    Тадж Махал, мабуть, сама знаменита будівля в Індії. — deniko

    deDer Tadsch Mahal ist vermutlich das berühmteste Gebäude Indiens. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  5. We import tea from India.

    Ми імпортуємо чай з Індії. — ChickenKiev

    ruМы импортируем чай из Индии. — Wordowl

    deWir importieren Tee aus Indien. — MUIRIEL

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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