Ind

¹

[ind]

noun

1. Literary.,  India.

2. Obsolete.,  the Indies.

IND

²

abbreviation

Pharmacology.

1. investigative new drug.

ind-

³

1. variant of indo- before a vowel.

   indamine.

ind.

⁴

abbreviation

1. independence.

2. independent.

3. index.

4. indicated.

5. indicative.

6. indigo.

7. indirect.

8. industrial.

9. industry.

Ind.

⁵

abbreviation

1. India.

2. Indian. Also Ind

3. Indiana.

4. Indies.

I.N.D.

⁶

abbreviation

1. in the name of God.

Ind.

¹

abbreviation

1. Independent

2. India

3. Indian

4. Indiana

Ind

²

/ ɪnd /

noun

1. a poetic name for India

2. an obsolete name for the Indies

IND

³

abbreviation

1. Also: IDN. in nomine Dei

2. India (international car registration)

Word History and Origins

Origin of Ind¹

1175–1225; Middle English Inde < Old French Inde < Latin India India

Origin of Ind²

From Latin in nōmine Deī

Word History and Origins

Origin of Ind¹

(for sense 1) Latin: in the name of God

Example Sentences

He first arrived in South Bend, Ind., as a freshman in 1927.

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In 1961, my wife’s Uncle Jack Palmer drove his 1954 Studebaker from the town where he lived—Tekamah, Neb.—to the Studebaker factory in South Bend, Ind. That’s not a short distance.

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Marion County, Ind., prosecutor Ryan Mears said Monday that more charges are possible as the investigation continues.

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Marion County, Ind., prosecutor Ryan Mears told reporters at a news conference Monday that Sanchez was being charged with a level five felony of battery involving serious bodily injury, which Mears said could result in one to six years in prison.

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So as USC sets out on its second swing through the Big Ten, starting with a trip to West Lafayette, Ind., on Saturday, it has tried to address that problem in ways big and small — from replacing the strength and conditioning coach to changing the team’s sleeping and meal times.

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