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

Meganne Brezina, a mother of three who works in tech in Zionsville, Ind., admits she used to look at her phone during movie time with her 4-, 6- and 9-year-olds.

From The Wall Street Journal

The farm-equipment manufacturer said Tuesday the facilities include a distribution center near Hebron, Ind. and an excavator factory in Kernersville, N.C.

From The Wall Street Journal

Bittersweet flashbacks recall her Stanley, Ind., childhood — cruising around town on a Friday night in a “lime-green Chevelle,” a gift from her father that was the “source of such happiness.”

From Los Angeles Times

When Laura Heigl represented the buyers of a home in Carmel, Ind., in 2023, she got a call the morning of the closing saying that the buyers no longer liked the house and weren’t closing.

From The Wall Street Journal

“The standard deposit in Indiana is only 1%, so it’s easy for a buyer to give that up,” said Heigl, broker and team leader at Century 21 Scheetz in Zionsville, Ind., a suburb of Indianapolis.

From The Wall Street Journal