Indien

Indien

See also: indien

Danish

Proper noun

Indien c

  1. India (a country in South Asia)

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛ̃.djɛ̃/
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Noun

Indien m (plural Indiens, feminine Indienne)

  1. Indian (resident or native of India)
  2. Indian (indigenous person of the Americas)

Proper noun

l'Indien m

  1. (astronomy) Indus (constellation)

German

Etymology

From Latin India, from Ancient Greek Ἰνδία (Indía), from Ἰνδός (Indós, the Indus river), from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 (hindūš), from Proto-Iranian *hínduš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *síndʰuš (river), of uncertain origin.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Indien n (proper noun, genitive Indiens or (optionally with an article) Indien, plural (referring to the East Indies and West Indies) Indien)

  1. India (a country in South Asia)

Derived terms

  • Ostindien
  • Westindien

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From German Indien.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈindjen/, [ˈindjən], /ˈindien/

Proper noun

Indien n

  1. India (a country in South Asia)

Middle English

Alternative forms

  • Jndien, Indin

Etymology

    From Anglo-Norman indien.[1]

    Adjective

    Indien (plural and weak singular Indiens)

    1. Indian (of, from or relating to India)

    Noun

    Indien (plural Indiens)

    1. Indian (native or inhabitant of India)

    Descendants

    • English: Indian

    References

    1. ^ Ī̆ndien, n. & adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

    Plautdietsch

    Etymology

    Borrowed from German Indien.

    Noun

    Indien f

    1. India (a country in South Asia)

    Swedish

    Pronunciation

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    Proper noun

    Indien n (genitive Indiens)

    1. India (a country in South Asia)

    See also

    References