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Ind

1 American  
[ind] / ɪnd /

noun

  1. Literary. India.

  2. Obsolete. the Indies.

IND 2 American  

abbreviation

Pharmacology.

  1. investigative new drug.

ind- 3 American  

  1. variant of indo- before a vowel.

    indamine.
ind. 4 American  

abbreviation

  1. independence.

  2. independent.

  3. index.

  4. indicated.

  5. indicative.

  6. indigo.

  7. indirect.

  8. industrial.

  9. industry.

Ind. 5 American  

abbreviation

  1. India.

  2. Indian. Also Ind

  3. Indiana.

  4. Indies.

I.N.D. 6 American  

abbreviation

  1. in the name of God.

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

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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

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

Other jurisdictions throughout the state and nation have put limits on or banned rodeos, including San Francisco, San Juan Capistrano and Pasadena, as well as Pittsburgh; Baltimore County, Md.; Leesburg, Va.; and Fort Wayne, Ind.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2023

The No. 9 UW men’s soccer team upset No. 3 Indiana 1-0 on Friday night in a nonconference match in Bloomington, Ind.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 1, 2023

Had they been conveying the wealth of Ind through the deserts of Arabia, they could not have travelled with more precaution. 

From The Bible in Spain Vol. 1 [of 2] by Borrow, George Henry

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