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India — • The peninsula is separated on the north from Tibet and Central Asia by the Himalaya, Hindu Kush, and Karakoram mountains, and some lower ranges divide it from Afghanistan and Baluchistan Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. India… …   Catholic encyclopedia

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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

India —    India recognized Israel on 18 September1950 but established full diplomatic relations only on 29 January 1992. Israel had opened a consulate in Bombay in the early 1950s, but its functions and jurisdiction were extremely limited. Ezer Weizman… …   Historical Dictionary of Israel

India — ist der Name folgender Personen: Sigismondo d India (1582–1629), süditalienischer Renaissancekomponist Linda Viera Caballero, Künstlername La India (* 1970), puerto ricanische Salsa Sängerin Shamika Brown, genannt India (* 1977), amerikanische… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

India — f English: presumably from the name of the subcontinent, and apparently taken into regular use as a result of its occurence in Margaret Mitchell s novel Gone with the Wind (1936), which contributed a remarkable number of given names to the… …   First names dictionary

india — India, ae f Индия …   Латинско-русский словарь

India — noun Индия …   Англо-русский словарь Мюллера

India — India, iacus, iānus, s. Indī …   Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch

India — /in dee euh/, n. 1. Hindi, Bharat. a republic in S Asia: a union comprising 25 states and 7 union territories; formerly a British colony; gained independence Aug. 15, 1947; became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations Jan. 26, 1950.… …   Universalium

India — भारत गणराज्य Bhārat Gaṇarājya Republic of India República de la India …   Wikipedia Español

India — ► sustantivo femenino Se usa en la expresión estar en la India para indicar la abundancia y las riquezas que parece presentar una situación. * * * India n. p. f. Estado de Asia. ⇒ Brahmanismo, budismo. ➢ Purana, sutra, veda. ➢ Apsara. ➢ Prácrito …   Enciclopedia Universal