'India' definitions:

Definition of 'India'

From: WordNet
noun
A republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947 [syn: India, Republic of India, Bharat]

Definition of 'India'

From: GCIDE
  • India \In"di*a\, n. [See Indian.] A country in Southern Asia; the two peninsulas of Hither and Farther India; in a restricted sense, Hither India, or Hindostan. [1913 Webster]
  • India ink, a nearly black pigment brought chiefly from China, used for water colors. It is in rolls, or in square, and consists of lampblack or ivory black and animal glue. Called also China ink. The true India ink is sepia. See Sepia.
  • India matting, floor matting made in China, India, etc., from grass and reeds; -- also called Canton matting or China matting.
  • India paper, a variety of Chinese paper, of smooth but not glossy surface, used for printing from engravings, woodcuts, etc.
  • India proof (Engraving), a proof impression from an engraved plate, taken on India paper.
  • India rubber. See Caoutchouc.
  • India-rubber tree (Bot.), any tree yielding caoutchouc, but especially the East Indian Ficus elastica, often cultivated for its large, shining, elliptical leaves. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'India'

From: Easton
  • India occurs only in Esther 1:1 and 8:9, where the extent of the dominion of the Persian king is described. The country so designated here is not the peninsula of Hindustan, but the country surrounding the Indus, the Punjab. The people and the products of India were well known to the Jews, who seem to have carried on an active trade with that country (Ezek. 27:15, 24).

Definition of 'India'

From: Hitchcock
    India, praise; law

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