Definition of india India
/ɪˈndiʌ/ - [indeeu] - In•di•a
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| india - a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947 | ||
| Republic of India, Bharat | ||
| asia the nations of the Asian continent collectively | ||
| british empire a former empire consisting of Great Britain and all the territories under its control; reached its greatest extent at the end of World War I; it included the British Isles, British West Indies, Canada, British Guiana; British West Africa, British East Africa, India, Australia, New Zealand; "the sun never sets on the British Empire" | ||
| british commonwealth, commonwealth of nations an association of nations consisting of the United Kingdom and several former British colonies that are now sovereign states but still pay allegiance to the British Crown | ||
| opec organization of petroleum-exporting countries | ||
| assam state in northeastern India | ||
| karnataka, mysore state in southern India; formerly Mysore | ||
| manipur state in northeastern India | ||
| hindustan northern region of India where Hinduism predominates | ||
| sikkim a geographical area and former kingdom in northeastern India in the Himalaya Mountains between Nepal and Bhutan | ||
| canara, kanara a historical region of southwestern India on the west coast | ||
| punjab a historical region on northwestern India and northern Pakistan | ||
| delhi, old delhi a city in north central India | ||
| bangalore an industrial city in south central India (west of Chennai) | ||
| jabalpur, jubbulpore an industrial city of central India to the southeast of Delhi | ||
| calcutta, kolkata the largest city in India and one of the largest cities in the world; located in eastern India; suffers from poverty and overcrowding | ||
| bombay, mumbai a city in western India just off the coast of the Arabian Sea; India's 2nd largest city (after Calcutta); has the only natural deep-water harbor in western India | ||
| agra a city in northern India; former capital of the Mogul empire; site of the Taj Mahal | ||
| hyderabad a city in south central India in Andhra Pradesh | ||
| chennai, madras a city in Tamil Nadu on the Bay of Bengal; formerly Madras | ||
| lucknow the British residents of Lucknow were besieged by Indian insurgents during the Indian Mutiny (1857) | ||
| mysore a city in southern India to the southwest of Bangalore | ||
| salem a city in southern India | ||
| andhra pradesh a state of southeastern India on the Bay of Bengal | ||
| bihar a state of northeastern India | ||
| goa a state of southwestern India; a former Portuguese colony | ||
| gujarat, gujerat an industrialized state in western India that includes parts of Bombay | ||
| tamil nadu, madras a state in southeastern India on the Bay of Bengal (south of Andhra Pradesh); formerly Madras | ||
| uttar pradesh a state in northern India | ||
| gujarat, gujerat an industrialized state in western India that includes parts of Bombay | ||
| maharashtra a historical area in west-central India | ||
| orissa state in eastern India on the Bay of Bengal | ||
| nilgiri hills hills in southern India | ||
| west bengal a state in eastern India | ||
| jammu and kashmir, kashmir, cashmere an area in southwestern Asia whose sovereignty is disputed between Pakistan and India | ||
| great indian desert, thar desert a desert to the east of the Indus River in northwestern India and southeastern Pakistan | ||
| brahmaputra, brahmaputra river an Asian river; flows into the Bay of Bengal | ||
| ganges, ganges river an Asian river; rises in the Himalayas and flows east into the Bay of Bengal; a sacred river of the Hindus | ||
| himalaya, himalaya mountains, himalayas a mountain range extending 1500 miles on the border between India and Tibet; this range contains the world's highest mountain | ||
| kamet a mountain in the Himalayas in northern India (25,450 feet high) | ||
| nanda devi a mountain in the Himalayas in northern India (25,660 feet high) | ||
| pobeda peak, pobedy peak a mountain peak in the Tien Shan mountains in northern India (24,406 feet high) | ||
| tien shan, tyan shan a major mountain range of central Asia; extends 1,500 miles | ||
| indian a member of the race of people living in America when Europeans arrived | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- india (n.)
A country in Southern Asia; the two peninsulas of Hither and Farther India; in a restricted sense, Hither India, or Hindostan.
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india
A country in South Asia, with the capital New Delhi. -
india
The letter "I" in the ICAO radiotelephony spelling alphabet.
Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥
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india
An extensive region of Southern Asia, celebrated during many ages for its riches and natural productions. The Hindoo histories ascribe the origin of the people to a period ages before the ordinary chronologies. A race of kings is mentioned as reigning 2300 B.C. Several ancient nations, particularly the Tyrians and Egyptians, carried on commerce with India. It was partially conquered by Darius Hystaspes, who formed an Indian satrapy, 512 B.C., and by Alexander, 327 B.C. The authentic history of Hindostan commences with the conquests of Mahmoud Ghuzni, 1004. For further history of India, see BENGAL, CALCUTTA, MADRAS, etc.
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India is a country in Asia. The official English name of the country is Republic of India. Some people also call the country Hindustan or Bharat. (The list of the 21 other official names can be found here). India has more than 1.12 billion (1,120,000,000) people, which is more than any other country in the world except China. Excluding the disputed territory of Jammu and Kashmir, the Republic of India also has a land area of 2,957,429 km² (1,183,610 square miles). This includes the states of Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh. This means that it is bigger than Argentina but smaller than Australia. It is the seventh (7th) largest sized country in the world in amount of land. India is the largest democracy in the world. The capital of India is New Delhi and India has the third largest army in the world with nuclear weapons.
Although India is a growing economy, it has high levels of poverty, illiteracy and malnutrition. India has a higher rate of malnutrition among children under the age of three (46% in year 2007) than any other country in the world.
Languages.
The languages spoken by the most people in India are English and Hindi.
Many people have looked at the diversity of languages and cultures found on the Indian subcontinent. The only other geographical place they found to be more diverse with regards to languages and cultures was the African continent. There are two main language families in India, the Indo-Aryan and the Dravidian languages. About 74% of the people speak an Ind
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