British India

noun

1. a part of India, comprising 17 provinces, that prior to 1947 was subject to British law: now divided among India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh.

British India

noun

1. the 17 provinces of India formerly governed by the British under the British sovereign: ceased to exist in 1947 when the independent states of India and Pakistan were created

Example Sentences

A part of this is obtained from tropical America, but it is a regular export of British India, where it is known as coir.

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Amraoti, a town of British India in Berr; it is celebrated for its cotton, and is a place of good trade.

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Besides being the capital of British India, Delhi is a very important trade center and the terminus of several railway lines.

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Sometimes these nuts are exported to British India, where kernels are used chiefly to adulterate almond kernels.

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