INDIA Definition & Meaning

India

[ in-dee-uh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Hindi ��·�� [buh, -, r, uht]. Official_name Re·pub·lic of In·di·a [ri-, puhb, -lik , uh, v , in, -dee-, uh]. a republic in South Asia comprising 28 states and 8 union territories: formerly a British colony that gained independence 1947, becoming a parliamentary republic within the Commonwealth of Nations 1950. 1,269,219 square miles (3,287,263 square kilometers). : New Delhi.
Indian subcontinent ( def ).

India

[ in-dee-uh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a word used in communications to represent the letter I.

India

/ ˈɪ�Ի�ɪə /

noun

a republic in S Asia: history dates from the Indus Valley civilization (3rd millennium bc ); came under British supremacy in 1763 and passed to the British Crown in 1858; nationalist movement arose under Gandhi (1869–1948); Indian subcontinent divided into Pakistan (Muslim) and India (Hindu) in 1947; became a republic within the Commonwealth in 1950. It consists chiefly of the Himalayas, rising over 7500 m (25 000 ft) in the extreme north, the Ganges plain in the north, the Thar Desert in the northwest, the Chota Nagpur plateau in the northeast, and the Deccan Plateau in the south. Official and administrative languages: Hindi and English; each state has its own language. Parts of the SE coast suffered badly in the Indian Ocean tsunami of December 2004. Religion: Hindu majority, Muslim minority. Currency: rupee. Capital: New Delhi. Pop: 1 220 800 359 (2013 est). Area: 3 268 100 sq km (1 261 813 sq miles) Hindi nameBharat
communications a code word for the letter i

India

Republic in southern Asia . Its capital is New Delhi , and its largest city is Calcutta .

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Notes

Despite world disapproval, in 1998 India successfully conducted nuclear bomb tests. Pakistan did the same two weeks later. ( See Kashmir .)

The country is marked by conflict between the Hindu and Muslim populations and violence between castes .

India is the second most populous country in the world, after China .

British control of India began in 1757 and did not end until the dissolution of the British regime , or Raj, in 1947, when India was divided into India and Pakistan .

Mahatma Gandhi led the movement for Indian independence through passive resistance to British rule. He was killed by a fanatic in 1948.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of India¹

First recorded before 1000; from Latin, from Greek ��Ի�í��, equivalent to ��Ի�(ó��) “the Indus river” (from Old Persian Hindu, literally, “the river”; cognate with Sanskrit sindhu ) + -ia -ia

Origin of India²

First recorded in 1950–55

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For over a century these relics, unearthed from a dusty mound in northern India in 1898, have sat largely unseen, cradled by a private British collection.

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Last week's deadly militant attack in Pahalgam in Indian-administered Kashmir, which claimed 26 civilian lives, has reignited a grim sense of déjà vu for India's security forces and diplomats.

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There is even wide variety within the same species – antivenom made from snakes in India is less effective against the same species in Sri Lanka.

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England selector Luke Wright said "runs are the currency" as a decision looms over the batting line-up for marquee series against India and Australia later this year.

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It means England begin a defining year of Test cricket, including marquee series against India and Australia, with a fresh-looking pace attack.

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