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india

Noun

A republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia;
Second most populous country in the world;
Achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947 (synset 108920762)
domain member region:
- dacoity, dakoity - robbery by a gang of armed dacoits
- indian mutiny, sepoy mutiny - discontent with British administration in India led to numerous mutinies in 1857 and 1858; the revolt was put down after several battles and sieges (notably the siege at Lucknow)
- lucknow - the British residents of Lucknow were besieged by Indian insurgents during the Indian Mutiny (1857)
- battle of panipat, panipat - battle in which the ruler of Afghanistan defeated the Mahrattas in 1761
- battle of plassey, plassey - the victory in 1757 by the British under Clive over Siraj-ud-daula that established British supremacy over Bengal
- godown - (in India and Malaysia) a warehouse
- mulligatawny - a soup of eastern India that is flavored with curry; prepared with a meat or chicken base
- chapati, chapatti - flat pancake-like bread cooked on a griddle
- al-ummah - a terrorist group formed in India in 1992; is believed to be responsible for bombings in southern India in 1998
- movement for revenge, tareekh e kasas - an organization of Muslims in India who killed Hindus in September 2002; believed to have ties with Muslim terrorists in Pakistan
- hindooism, hinduism - the religion of most people in India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal
- national volunteers association, rashtriya swayamsevak sangh - an all-male organization begun in 1925 to foster nationalism in India's Hindus
- panchayat, panchayet, punchayet - a village council in India or southern Pakistan
- mogul empire - an empire established by the Mogul conquerors of India that reigned from 1526 to 1857
- ashram - (India) a place of religious retreat for Hindus
- subcontinent - a large and distinctive landmass (as India or Greenland) that is a distinct part of some continent
- ayah - (in India) a native nursemaid who looks after children
- dacoit, dakoit - a member of an armed gang of robbers
- jawan - (India) a private soldier or male constable
- mahout - the driver and keeper of an elephant
- malik - the leader of a town or community in some parts of Asia Minor and the Indian subcontinent
- nabob, nawab - a governor in India during the Mogul empire
- wallah - usually in combination: person in charge of or employed at a particular thing
- crore - the number that is represented as a one followed by 7 zeros; ten million
- pucka, pukka - absolutely first class and genuine
- casteless, outcaste - not belonging to or having been expelled from a caste and thus having no place or status in society
is an instance of: asian country, asian nation - any one of the nations occupying the Asian continent

member holonym: indian - a native or inhabitant of India
belongs to:
- british commonwealth, commonwealth of nations - an association of nations consisting of the United Kingdom and several former British colonies that are now sovereign states but still pay allegiance to the British Crown
- british empire - a former empire consisting of Great Britain and all the territories under its control; reached its greatest extent at the end of World War I; it included the British Isles, British West Indies, Canada, British Guiana; British West Africa, British East Africa, India, Australia, New Zealand
has:
- assam - state in northeastern India
- karnataka, mysore - state in southern India; formerly Mysore
- manipur - state in northeastern India
- hindustan - northern region of India where Hinduism predominates
- sikkim - a state in northeastern India in the Himalaya Mountains between Nepal and Bhutan
- canara, kanara - a historical region of southwestern India on the west coast
- punjab - a historical region on northwestern India and northern Pakistan
- delhi, new delhi - a city in north central India
- bangalore - an industrial city in south central India (west of Chennai)
- jabalpur, jubbulpore - an industrial city of central India to the southeast of Delhi
- calcutta, kolkata - the largest city in India and one of the largest cities in the world; located in eastern India; suffers from poverty and overcrowding
- bombay, mumbai - a city in western India just off the coast of the Arabian Sea; India's 2nd largest city (after Calcutta); has the only natural deep-water harbor in western India
- agra - a city in northern India; former capital of the Mogul empire; site of the Taj Mahal
- hyderabad - a city in south central India in Andhra Pradesh
- chennai, madras - a city in Tamil Nadu on the Bay of Bengal; formerly Madras
- lucknow - a city in northern India in Uttar Pradesh; during the Indian Mutiny its British residents were besieged by Indian insurgents
- mysore - a city in southern India to the southwest of Bangalore
- salem - a city in southern India
- andhra pradesh - a state of southeastern India on the Bay of Bengal
- bihar - a state of northeastern India
- goa - a state of southwestern India; a former Portuguese colony
- gujarat, gujerat - an industrialized state in western India that includes parts of Bombay
- madras, tamil nadu - a state in southeastern India on the Bay of Bengal (south of Andhra Pradesh); formerly Madras
- uttar pradesh - a state in northern India
- maharashtra - a state in west-central India
- orissa - state in eastern India on the Bay of Bengal
- nilgiri hills - hills in southern India
- west bengal - a state in eastern India
- cashmere, jammu and kashmir, kashmir - an area in southwestern Asia whose sovereignty is disputed between Pakistan and India
- great indian desert, thar desert - a desert to the east of the Indus River in northwestern India and southeastern Pakistan
- brahmaputra, brahmaputra river - an Asian river; flows into the Bay of Bengal
- ganges, ganges river - an Asian river; rises in the Himalayas and flows east into the Bay of Bengal; a sacred river of the Hindus
- himalaya, himalaya mountains, himalayas - a mountain range extending 1500 miles on the border between India and Tibet; this range contains the world's highest mountain
- kamet - a mountain in the Himalayas in northern India (25,450 feet high)
- nanda devi - a mountain in the Himalayas in northern India (25,660 feet high)
- pobeda peak, pobedy peak - a mountain peak in the Tien Shan mountains in northern India (24,406 feet high)
- tien shan, tyan shan - a major mountain range of central Asia; extends 1,500 miles
is a part of: asia - the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to Europe on the west to form Eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations

same as: bharat, republic of india

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