India
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India
- (international standards) NATO, ICAO, ITU & IMO phonetic alphabet code for the letter I.
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References[edit]
- ^ DIN 5009:2022-06, Deutsches Institut für Normung, June 2022, page Anhang B: Buchstabiertafel der ICAO („Radiotelephony Spelling Alphabet“)
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Etymology[edit]
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”).
Compare Middle English Inde and Ynde from Old French Ynde (original form started to prevail in the 16th century), Persian هند (hend, “India”), Sanskrit सिन्धु (síndhu, “a river, stream”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (India) IPA(key): /ˈɪɳ.ɖɪə̯/
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɪn.dɪə/
- (US) enPR: ĭnʹdēə, IPA(key): /ˈɪn.di.ə/
Audio (US) (file)
Proper noun[edit]
India (plural Indias)
- A country in South Asia. Official name: Republic of India.
- (chiefly historical, proscribed in modern use) An area of land in Southern Asia, traditionally delimited by the Himalayas and the Indus river; the Indian subcontinent.
- (historical, often "British India") A territory of the British Empire, chiefly comprising the modern day countries of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal and Burma.
- A female given name
Usage notes[edit]
When discussing the pre-modern history of South Asia, naming the entire subcontinent India is common. For discussing the current states, which include the Republic of India, this can cause offense and confusion and is usually avoided with the terms Indian Subcontinent or South Asia (except in the specific context of discussing Indian reunification).
At times when multiple countries existed in South Asia, these have sometimes been pluralised as Indias or Indies. The word Indies survives in some place names such as East Indies and West Indies but is otherwise obsolete.
Synonyms[edit]
- (Republic of India): Bharat, Hinduland (rare), Hindustan
- (Landmass): Indian subcontinent, South Asia (usually including Indian Ocean nations), the subcontinent
Meronyms[edit]
- (the subcontinent): Pakistan, Bangladesh
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
Translations[edit]
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See also[edit]
- Countries of the world
- (countries of Asia) country of Asia; Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, China, Cyprus, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Nepal, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen
- (states of India) state of India; Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal (Category: en:States of India)
- Bharat
- Urdu
Anagrams[edit]
Albanian[edit]
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India
Asturian[edit]
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India f
- India (country)
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Central Huasteca Nahuatl[edit]
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India
Central Nahuatl[edit]
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India
Dutch[edit]
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India n
- India (country)
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Faroese[edit]

Etymology[edit]
From Latin India, from Ancient Greek Ἰνδία (Indía), from Ἰνδός (Indós, “Indus River”), from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 (hindūš) (Persian هند (Hend)) from Sanskrit सिन्धु (síndhu, “a river, stream”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
India n
Declension[edit]
Singular | |
Indefinite | |
Nominative | India |
Accusative | India |
Dative | India |
Genitive | India |
Derived terms[edit]
Fiji Hindi[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
India
Galician[edit]
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India f
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Hungarian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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Proper noun[edit]
India
- India (a country in South Asia; official name: Republic of India)
Declension[edit]
Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | India | — |
accusative | Indiát | — |
dative | Indiának | — |
instrumental | Indiával | — |
causal-final | Indiáért | — |
translative | Indiává | — |
terminative | Indiáig | — |
essive-formal | Indiaként | — |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | Indiában | — |
superessive | Indián | — |
adessive | Indiánál | — |
illative | Indiába | — |
sublative | Indiára | — |
allative | Indiához | — |
elative | Indiából | — |
delative | Indiáról | — |
ablative | Indiától | — |
non-attributive possessive - singular |
Indiáé | — |
non-attributive possessive - plural |
Indiáéi | — |
Possessive forms of India | ||
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possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | Indiám | — |
2nd person sing. | Indiád | — |
3rd person sing. | Indiája | — |
1st person plural | Indiánk | — |
2nd person plural | Indiátok | — |
3rd person plural | Indiájuk | — |
Derived terms[edit]
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Indonesian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Dutch India, 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”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
India
- India (place)
See also[edit]
- (countries of Asia) negara-negara di Asia; Afganistan, Arab Saudi, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Filipina, India, Indonesia, Irak, Iran, Israel, Jepang, Kamboja, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Korea Selatan, Korea Utara, Kuwait, Laos, Libanon, Maladewa, Malaysia, Mesir, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Palestina, Qatar, Rusia, Singapura, Siprus, Sri Lanka, Suriah, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor Leste, Tiongkok, Turki, Turkmenistan, Uni Emirat Arab, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yaman, Yordania
Further reading[edit]
- “India” in Online Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language [Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia Daring], Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Irish[edit]
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An India f (genitive na hIndia, nominative plural na hIndiacha)
- India
- Synonym: Poblacht na hIndia
Usage notes[edit]
Always preceded by the definite article.
Declension[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
- Fo-Ilchríoch na hIndia f (“the Indian subcontinent”)
- Indiach (“Indian”, adjective)
- Indiach m (“Indian”)
- Na hIndiacha (“the Indies”)
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
India | nIndia | hIndia | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading[edit]
- “India” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- Entries containing “India” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Italian[edit]
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India f
- A country in South Asia
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἰνδία (Indía), from Ancient Greek Ἰνδός (Indós, “the Indus river”), from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 (hindūš), from Proto-Iranian *hínduš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *síndʰuš (“river”), of uncertain origin.
Proper noun[edit]
India f sg (genitive Indiae); first declension
- (Late Latin) India (a region of South Asia)
- (New Latin) India (the modern country in South Asia)
Declension[edit]
First-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | India |
Genitive | Indiae |
Dative | Indiae |
Accusative | Indiam |
Ablative | Indiā |
Vocative | India |
Descendants[edit]
- Sicilian: Ìnnia
References[edit]
- India in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- India in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
Malagasy[edit]
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India
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
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India
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Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
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India
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Portuguese[edit]
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India f
- Obsolete spelling of Índia
Romanian[edit]
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Audio (file)
Proper noun[edit]
India f
- India (country)
Slovak[edit]
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India f (genitive singular Indie, declension pattern of ulica)
References[edit]
- India in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin India, from Ancient Greek Ἰνδία (Indía), from Ἰνδός (Indós, “Indus River”), from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 (hindūš) (modern Persian هند (Hend)) from Sanskrit सिन्धु (síndhu, “a river, stream”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
India f
Usage notes[edit]
The definite article is optional when referring to India in Spanish (i.e. la India).
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “India”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swahili[edit]
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Audio (Kenya) (file)
Proper noun[edit]
India
- India (a country in South Asia)
Welsh[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
yr India f
Derived terms[edit]
- cnau'r India (“nutmegs”)
Yoruba[edit]

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Íńdíà
- India (a country in South Asia)
- Translingual terms derived from English
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- ga:Countries in Asia
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- la:Countries in Asia
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- mg:Countries
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- no:Exonyms
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