India
communications code word
In·dia
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Definition of India
(Entry 1 of 2)
—used as a code word for the letter i
India
geographical name
In·dia
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Definition of India (Entry 2 of 2)
1
large peninsular region that is usually referred to as a subcontinent and is located in southern Asia south of the Himalayas between the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea; occupied by the countries India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh and formerly often considered to include Burma (but not Ceylon)
2
those parts of the peninsula of India that until 1947 were under British rule or protection together with Baluchistan, the Andaman Islands, the Nicobar Islands and, prior to 1937, Burma
3
country comprising the major portion of the peninsula; a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations; until 1947 a part of the British Empire; capital New Delhi area 1,195,063 square miles (3,095,472 square kilometers), population 1,210,854,977
see also indian
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