Índia
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Learned borrowing from Latin India, from Ancient Greek Ἰνδία (Indía).
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Índia f
- India (a country in South Asia)
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Índia f
- India (a country in South Asia)
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Etymology edit
From Old Galician-Portuguese India, borrowed from Latin India, from Ancient Greek Ἰνδία (Indía), from Ἰνδός (Indós, “Indus River”), from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 (h-i-du-u-š /hindūš/) (modern Persian هند (hend)) from Sanskrit सिन्धु (síndhu, “a river, stream”). By surface analysis, Indo + -ia.
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Índia f
- India (a country in South Asia)