Bharat

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South Asia/ˈbʱɑrət̪/US, UK/ˈbɑrət/US, UK/ˈbɑrəθ/

proper noun

India: the Republic of India.

Similar
HindustanIndia
OriginSanskrit भारत →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. IndiapoeticIndia: the Republic of India.

    In Why Bharat Matters (“Bharat” is the Modi-favoured Hindi word for India, and he uses it throughout), Jaishankar makes a compelling case that the world needs an economically growing, diplomatically nimble and digitally connected India, not least at a time of US decline.

    2024 May 4, John Reed, “How to interpret India?”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 9

    Synonyms: Hindustan, India

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounIndia: the Republic of India.

Similar
HindustanIndia
Also see
aryavartahindustanindia

Origin

  1. Sanskritभारत
  2. EnglishBharat

Transliteration from Hindustani भारत / بھارَت (bhārat), from Sanskrit भारत (bhārata). Related to Bharata.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 婆羅多 /婆罗多, 巴拉特
  • 婆羅多 /婆罗多 (Póluóduō)an alternative name of India
  • 巴拉特 (Bālātè)an alternative name of India
Esperanto Barato
  • Baratoan alternative name of India
Finnish Bharat
  • Bharatan alternative name of India
German Bharat
  • Bharatan alternative name of India
Greek Βαράτ
  • Βαράτ (Varát)an alternative name of India
Hindi भारत
  • भारत (bhārat)an alternative name of India
Indonesian Barat
  • Baratan alternative name of India
Japanese バーラタ, バーラト
  • バーラタ (Bārata)an alternative name of India
  • バーラト (Bārato)an alternative name of India
Korean 바라트, 바랏
  • 바라트 (Barateu)an alternative name of India
  • 바랏 (Barat)an alternative name of India
Malay Barat
  • Baratan alternative name of India
Portuguese Bharat
  • Bharatan alternative name of India
Punjabi ਭਾਰਤ
  • ਭਾਰਤ (bhārat)an alternative name of India
Russian Бха́ра́т
  • Бха́ра́т (Bxárát)an alternative name of India
Tamil பாரதம்
  • பாரதம் (pāratam)an alternative name of India
Thai ภารต, ภารัต
  • ภารต (paa-rót, paa-rá-dtà)an alternative name of India
  • ภารัต (paa-rát)an alternative name of India
Urdu بھارَت
  • بھارَت (bhārat)an alternative name of India
Vietnamese Bà-lạt-đa, Ba Lạt
  • Bà-lạt-đaan alternative name of India
  • Ba Lạtan alternative name of India
  • Ba Đạtan alternative name of India
  • Ba-rátan alternative name of India

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Bharat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bharat

MLA

“Bharat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bharat. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bharat,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bharat.

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