In·di·a ( n d - )1. A peninsula and subcontinent of southern Asia south of the Himalaya Mountains, occupied by India, Nepal, Bhutan, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. 2. A country of southern Asia covering most of the Indian subcontinent. Aryans from the northwest invaded c. 1500 bc, pushing Dravidian and other peoples to the south. Most of India was unified by the emperor Asoka in the 3rd century bc. It experienced a golden age in the 4th and 5th centuries ad before being invaded c. 1000 by Muslims and later by the Mongol conqueror Baber, who established the Mogul empire (1526-1857). Various European powers established trading posts in the 16th and 17th centuries, with the British assuming authority over India in 1857. In the 20th century, India gained its independence from Great Britain (1947) following a campaign of civil disobedience led by the pacifist Mohandas Gandhi. Its concomitant partition into the separate countries of India and Pakistan resulted in a tumultuous migration of Muslims to Pakistan and Hindus and Sikhs to India in which approximately one million people died. New Delhi is the capital and Mumbai (Bombay) the largest city. Population: 1,130,000,000. |   |
India [ˈɪndɪə]
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1. (Placename) 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. Religion: Hindu majority, Muslim minority. Currency: rupee. Capital: New Delhi. Pop.: 1 029 991 000 (2001 est.). Area: 3 268 100 sq. km (1 261 813 sq. miles) Hindi name Bharat
2. (Electronics & Computer Science / Communications & Information) Communications a code word for the letter i
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| Noun | 1. |  India - a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947Indian Mutiny, Sepoy Mutiny - discontent with British administration in India led to numerous mutinies in 1857 and 1858; the revolt was put down after several battles and sieges (notably the siege at Lucknow) Lucknow - the British residents of Lucknow were besieged by Indian insurgents during the Indian Mutiny (1857) battle of Panipat, Panipat - battle in which the ruler of Afghanistan defeated the Mahrattas in 1761 battle of Plassey, Plassey - the victory in 1757 by the British under Clive over Siraj-ud-daula that established British supremacy over Bengal godown - (in India and Malaysia) a warehouse mulligatawny - a soup of eastern India that is flavored with curry; prepared with a meat or chicken base al-Ummah - a terrorist group formed in India in 1992; is believed to be responsible for bombings in southern India in 1998 Movement for Revenge, Tareekh e Kasas - an organization of Muslims in India who killed Hindus in September 2002; believed to have ties with Muslim terrorists in Pakistan 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 - an organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the production and sale of petroleum National Volunteers Association, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh - an all-male organization begun in 1925 to foster nationalism in India's Hindus Mogul empire - an empire established by the Mogul conquerors of India that reigned from 1526 to 1857 ashram - (India) a place of religious retreat for Hindus 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" Assam - state in northeastern India 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 Punjab - a historical region on northwestern India and northern Pakistan 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 Lucknow - a city in northern India in Uttar Pradesh; during the Indian Mutiny its British residents were besieged by Indian insurgents 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 |
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