Meanings
proper noun
- Synonym of British Raj.
On April 18, 1853, the first passenger train ran on Indian soil, from Bombay to Thana, and this 20-mile section of line thus became the forerunner of the great 43,000 route-mile system that eventually covered British India.
1953 April, “A Century of Railway Development in India”, in Railway Magazine, page 219Synonyms: British Raj
- The rule of India by the British East India Company from 1757 to 1858.
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounSynonym of British Raj.
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British India. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/British%20India
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“British India.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/British%20India. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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