India

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Pronunciation

• enPR: ĭnʹdēə, IPA: /ˈɪndi.ə/

Proper noun

1. A country in South Asia, official=Republic of India.
2. (chiefly, historical, proscribed in modern use) An area of land in Southern Asia, traditionally delimited by the Himalayas and the Indus river; the Indian subcontinent.
3. (historical, often "British India") A territory of the British Empire, chiefly comprising the modern day countries of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal and Burma.
4. The letter I in the ICAO spelling alphabet.
5. A female given name

Synonyms

• (Republic of India) Bharat, Hindustan
• (Landmass) Indian subcontinent, South Asia (usually including Indian Ocean nations), the subcontinent

Translations

• French: Inde
• German: Indien
• Italian: India
• Portuguese: Índia
• Russian: И́ндия
• Spanish: India

Translations

• Italian: Imola
• Russian: Ива́н

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