Ind

¹ American  

[ind] / ɪnd /

noun

1. Literary. India.

2. Obsolete. the Indies.

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IND ² American  

abbreviation

Pharmacology.

1. investigative new drug.

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ind- ³ American  

1. variant of indo- before a vowel.

   indamine.

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ind. ⁴ American  

abbreviation

1. independence.

2. independent.

3. index.

4. indicated.

5. indicative.

6. indigo.

7. indirect.

8. industrial.

9. industry.

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Ind. ⁵ American  

abbreviation

1. India.

2. Indian. Also Ind

3. Indiana.

4. Indies.

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I.N.D. ⁶ American  

abbreviation

1. in the name of God.

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Ind. ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. Independent

2. India

3. Indian

4. Indiana

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Ind ² British  

/ ɪnd /

noun

1. a poetic name for India

2. an obsolete name for the Indies

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IND ³ British  

abbreviation

1. Also: IDN.  in nomine Dei

2. India (international car registration)

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Etymology

Origin of Ind¹

1175–1225; Middle English Inde < Old French Inde < Latin India India

Origin of I.N.D.⁶

From Latin in nōmine Deī

Example Sentences

While college basketball’s other superstars play musical chairs and top programs rebuild their entire rosters every offseason, he has decided again and again that the grass isn’t any greener away from West Lafayette, Ind.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

When final cuts were revealed, King found herself on the outside looking in — waived and boarding a flight back to South Bend, Ind.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2025

She stars as a commercial cleaner in her latest film project, “We Strangers,” an observation on assimilation, code switching and belonging in Gary, Ind.

From New York Times • Jun. 1, 2024

“It’s a humblebrag to have a dupe,” says Kami Marsh, 26, a cosmetology instructor from Newburgh, Ind.

From Washington Post • Mar. 22, 2023

All the wealth of Ind as well as Afric seemed to be arriving.

From Pink Gods and Blue Demons by Stockley, Cynthia