Ind

¹ American  

[ind] / ɪnd /

noun

1. Literary. India.

2. Obsolete. the Indies.

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IND ² American  

abbreviation

Pharmacology.

1. investigative new drug.

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ind- ³ American  

1. variant of indo- before a vowel.

   indamine.

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ind. ⁴ American  

abbreviation

1. independence.

2. independent.

3. index.

4. indicated.

5. indicative.

6. indigo.

7. indirect.

8. industrial.

9. industry.

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Ind. ⁵ American  

abbreviation

1. India.

2. Indian. Also Ind

3. Indiana.

4. Indies.

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I.N.D. ⁶ American  

abbreviation

1. in the name of God.

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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

The Chicago Bears are considering a move to Hammond, Ind., after Indiana Governor Mike Braun signed a bill to help fund a potential stadium.

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Last month, Indiana governor Mike Braun signed a bill to help fund a potential stadium in Hammond, Ind., after it passed the state legislature with broad bipartisan support.

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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.

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We’ve met retirees with our values in some smaller towns that have been intriguing, places like Sandpoint in Idaho, and Goshen, Ind. Readers in states such as South Carolina regularly write to us about the easily accessible amenities of their towns.

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But nowhere was Holtz more highly regarded than in South Bend, Ind. He joined the Fighting Irish after exercising his “Notre Dame clause” to exit his contract at Minnesota and took over a struggling Notre Dame program.

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