india

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india - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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]

india - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  India
      n 1: 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]

india - Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary :

  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).