india
noun
Simple meaning
A republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia.
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ˈɪndiə
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noun
A country in South Asia. Official name: Republic of India. Capital: New Delhi.
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Large tropical Asian tree frequently dwarfed as a houseplant.
An English company formed in 1600 to develop trade with the new British colonies in India and southeastern Asia.
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East Indian tree having a useful dark purple wood.
A group of islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans between Asia and Australia.
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Of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures.
Monetary unit in India.
Discontent with British administration in India led to numerous mutinies in 1857 and 1858.
European annual grown for forage.
Erect subshrub having purple-tinted flowers and an inflated pod in which the ripe seeds rattle.
A person of English citizenship born or living in India.
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