Indië

See also: indie, indy, and Indie

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch Indië, from Latin India, from Ancient Greek Ἰνδία (Indía), from Ἰνδός (Indós), from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 (hiⁿdūš), from Proto-Iranian *hínduš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *síndʰuš (“river”).

Proper noun

Indië

1. India
2. the Indies

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Dutch

Alternative forms

• Indiën (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin India, from Ancient Greek Ἰνδία (Indía), from Ἰνδός (Indós), from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 (hiⁿdūš), from Proto-Iranian *hínduš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *síndʰuš (“river”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɪnˌdi.ə/

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• Hyphenation: In‧di‧e

Proper noun

Indië n

1. (historical) the Indies
   1. the West Indies
   2. the East Indies
2. (dated) India (region, subcontinent)

   Synonym: India

Derived terms

• Indiër
• Indisch
• Oost-Indië
• West-Indië

Related terms

• India

Descendants

• Afrikaans: Indië