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india
CEFRB1
/ˈɪndiːə/
noun
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- 01
noun
A country in South Asia.
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noun
Extra detailA region of South Asia, traditionally delimited by the Himalayas and the Indus river; the Indian subcontinent.
Examples
They went on a long train journey across India.
He has been to India.
At a glance
Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale
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- Parts of speech
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Deep Dive
noun
Extra meaningsA territory of the British Empire, chiefly comprising the modern day countries of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Burma.
Alternative letter-case form of India from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.
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In contextWe import tea from India.
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Origin
noun
Old English Indea English India 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”). Compare Middle English Inde and Ynde from Old French Ynde (original form started to prevail in the 16th century), Classical Persian هند (hind, “India”), Sanskrit सिन्धु (síndhu, “a river, stream”). Doublet of Indus, Sindhu, Hindu, and Sindh.