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  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.

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Indus ² American  

[in-duhs] / ˈɪn dəs /

noun

Astronomy.

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

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indus. ³ American  

abbreviation

1. industrial.

2. industry.

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Indus ¹ British  

/ ˈɪndəs /

noun

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

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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

The bronze sculpture - known as the Dancing girl from Mohenjo-daro - shows a girl standing with one hand on her hip and is one of the most recognisable artefacts from the Indus Valley civilisation.

From BBC • Jun. 16, 2026

Previously, the first known dice dated back to the Bronze Age about 5,500 years ago, in such places as Mesopotamia and the Indus Valley of Asia.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Some, including the Indus River basin, are also regarded as birthplaces of human civilization.

From Science Daily • Dec. 31, 2025

At the Madurai Kamaraj University, efforts are under way to study Keeladi as thoroughly as the Indus Valley Civilisation.

From BBC • Aug. 23, 2025

Meanwhile, in the valleys of the Euphrates, Indus and Yellow rivers, other peasants monitored, with no less trepidation, the height of the water.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari