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  • Indus
    Indus
    noun
    a river in S Asia, flowing from W Tibet through Kashmir and Pakistan to the Arabian Sea. 1,900 miles (3,060 km) long.
  • indus.
    indus.
    abbreviation
    industrial.

Indus

1 American  
[in-duhs] / ˈɪn dəs /

noun

  1. a river in S Asia, flowing from W Tibet through Kashmir and Pakistan to the Arabian Sea. 1,900 miles (3,060 km) long.

Indus 2 American  
[in-duhs] / ˈɪn dəs /

noun

Astronomy.

genitive

Indi

  1. the Indian, a southern constellation between Grus and Pavo.

indus. 3 American  

abbreviation

  1. industrial.

  2. industry.

Indus 1 British  
/ ˈɪndəs /

noun

  1. a faint constellation in the S hemisphere lying between Telescopium and Tucano

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Indus 2 British  
/ ˈɪndəs /

noun

  1. a river in S Asia, rising in SW Tibet in the Kailas Range of the Himalayas and flowing northwest through Kashmir, then southwest across Pakistan to the Arabian Sea: important throughout history, esp for the Indus Civilization (about 3000 to 1500 bc ), and for irrigation. Length: about 2900 km (1800 miles)

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Etymology

Origin of Indus

< New Latin, Latin

Example Sentences

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As rising data usage spurs operators to roll out more 5G sites, Indus Towers could enjoy higher tenancy ratios.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

Within days of the attack, India revoked the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty, while Pakistan responded by withdrawing from the 1972 Simla Agreement on bilateral dispute resolution.

From BBC • Dec. 16, 2025

After 4,500 years ago, settlement patterns changed, with populations moving closer to the Indus River.

From Science Daily • Dec. 14, 2025

That includes the upper Indus river basin, which serves parts of China, India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan.

From BBC • Oct. 4, 2025

A corresponding example within Eurasia involved the eastern limit of Fertile Crescent crops, which spread rapidly westward to the Atlantic Ocean and eastward to the Indus Valley without encountering a major barrier.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

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