Meanings
india1
- international standardsAlternative letter-case form of India from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.
India2
plural Indias
- A country in South Asia. Official name: Republic of India. Capital: New Delhi.
The demolition of two mosques in India within days of each other has highlighted the deep religious divide in the country, months before voters head to the polls for a nationwide election that is expected to hand Prime Minister Narendra Modi a rare third term in power.
2024 February 15, Aishwarya S Iyer and Rhea Mogul, “‘Erasing a part of history’ – What a double mosque demolition tells us about India ahead of crucial election”, in CNNSynonyms: Hindustan, Bharat, Bharat, Hinduland, Hindustan, Indian subcontinent, South Asia, the subcontinent
- historicalproscribedA region of South Asia, traditionally delimited by the Himalayas and the Indus river; the Indian subcontinent.
- historicaloften "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.
INDIA3
- abbreviationinitialismIndian politicsInitialism of Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance, a political alliance.
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA country in South Asia. Official name: Republic of India. Capital: New Delhi.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-Iranian*síndʰuš
- Sanskritसिन्धु॑ (síndhu)
- Old Persian𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 (hiⁿdūš)
- Ancient GreekἸνδός (Indós)
- Ancient GreekἸνδία (Indía)
- LatinIndia
- Old EnglishIndea
- EnglishIndia
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.
More words from Old English, Latin, Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans Indië
- Indiëthe country
Ancient Greek Ἰνδία
- Ἰνδία (Indía)the country
Arabic الْهِنْد, الهند
- الْهِنْد (al-hind)the country
- الهندthe country
Basque India
- Indiathe country
Bengali ভারত
- ভারত (bharot)the country
Bulgarian И́ндия
- И́ндия (Índija)the country
Catalan Índia
- Índiathe country
Chinese Йиндў, 印度
- Йиндў (Yindw)the country
- 印度 (Ìn-tō͘)the country
Chinese Cantonese 印度
- 印度 (jan³ dou⁶)the country
Chinese Mandarin 印度
- 印度 (Yìndù)the country
Czech Indie
- Indiethe country
Danish Indien
- Indienthe country
Dutch India
- Indiathe country
Esperanto Barato, Hindio
- Baratothe country
- Hindiothe country
- Hindujothe country
Estonian India
- Indiathe country
Finnish Intia
- Intiathe country
French Inde
- Indethe country
German Indien
- Indienthe country
Greek Ινδία
- Ινδία (Indía)the country
Hawaiian ʻĪnia
- ʻĪniathe country
Hebrew הודו, הֹדּוּ
- הודוthe country
- הֹדּוּ (hódu)the country
Hindi भारत, इंडिया
- भारत (bhārat)the country
- इंडिया (iṇḍiyā)the country
- हिन्दुस्तान (hindustān)the country
- हिंदुस्तान (hindustān)the country
- भारतवर्ष (bhāratvarṣ)the country
- हिंद (hind)the country
- हिन्द (hind)the country
Hungarian India
- Indiathe country
Icelandic Indland
- Indlandthe country
Indonesian India
- Indiathe country
Irish An India, Poblacht na hIndia
- An Indiathe country
- Poblacht na hIndiathe country
Italian India
- Indiathe country
Japanese インド, 印度
- インドthe country
- 印度the country
- インディアthe country
Korean 인도, 인디아
- 인도the country
- 인디아the country
Latin India
- Indiathe country
Latvian Indija
- Indijathe country
Lithuanian Indija
- Indijathe country
Malay India
- Indiathe country
Māori Īnia
- Īniathe country
Norwegian Bokmål India
- Indiathe country
Persian هِنْد, هِنْدُوسْتان
- هِنْد (hind)the country
- هِنْدُوسْتان (hindūstān)the country
Polish Indie
- Indiethe country
Portuguese Índia
- Índiathe country
Punjabi ਭਾਰਤ, ਇੰਡੀਆ
- ਭਾਰਤ (bhārat)the country
- ਇੰਡੀਆ (iṇḍīā)the country
- ਹਿੰਦ (hind)the country
- ਹਿੰਦੁਸਤਾਨ (hindustān)the country
- ہِنْدُوسْتان (hindūstān)the country
- بھارَت (pnb)the country
- اِنْڈِیا (īnḍīyā)the country
- ہِنْد (hind)the country
Romanian India
- Indiathe country
Russian И́ндия
- И́ндия (Índija)the country
Slovak India
- Indiathe country
Spanish India
- Indiathe country
Swahili India, Hindi
- Indiathe country
- Hindithe country
- Uhindithe country
Swedish Indien
- Indienthe country
Tagalog Indiya
- Indiyathe country
Tamil இந்தியா, பாரதம்
- இந்தியா (intiyā)the country
- பாரதம் (pāratam)the country
Thai อินเดีย
- อินเดีย (in-diia)the country
Turkish Hindistan
- Hindistanthe country
Ukrainian І́ндія
- І́ндія (Índija)the country
Urdu ہِنْدُوسْتان, بھارَت
- ہِنْدُوسْتان (hindūstān)the country
- بھارَت (bhārat)the country
- اِنْڈِیا (inḍiyā)the country
- ہِنْد (hind)the country
Vietnamese Ấn Độ
- Ấn Độthe country
Welsh India
- Indiathe country
Yiddish אינדיע
- אינדיע (indye)the country
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with india
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Cite this entry
india. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/india
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