Neuter

Indië

Betekenis (Engels)

  1. (Indonesia, Netherlands, abbreviation, alt-of, dated, ellipsis, historical, informal, neuter) the Indies
  2. (Indonesia, Netherlands, colloquial, dated, historical, informal, metonymically, neuter) the Indies
  3. (Netherlands, dated, historical, informal, neuter) the Indies
  4. (historical, neuter, rare) the Indies
  5. (dated, neuter) (chiefly historical, proscribed in modern use) India (a region of South Asia, traditionally delimited by the Himalayas and the Indus river; the Indian subcontinent)

Frekwensie

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Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/ˈɪnˌdi.ə/
Etimologie (Engels)

In summary

Borrowed from Latin India, from Ancient Greek Ἰνδία (Indía), from Ἰνδός (Indós), from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 (hiⁿdūš), from Proto-Iranian *hínduš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *síndʰuš (“river”).

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