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India
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A country in South Asia, officially the Republic of India, with New Delhi as its capital.
"India is the most populous country in the world."
How to Use India
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe South Asian country home to over a billion people and a huge diversity of languages and cultures.
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Indias plural
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Etymology
From Latin India, from Greek Indía, ultimately from the Indus river, whose name traces back to Sanskrit sindhu, "river."