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 Fort Wayne, Ind., company said some of the outages were longer than expected and cut its quarterly volume by 140,000 to 150,000 tons of flat-rolled steel production.

From The Wall Street Journal

I was just a year out of college and working at the American Spectator when, in 1982, Julian paid a visit to our office in Bloomington, Ind. He had just written “The Ultimate Resource.”

From The Wall Street Journal

“I was in a review meeting with a plan sponsor the other day where everyone in the room did a double take when we saw the plan balance,” said Mark Hayes, a financial adviser and founder of Infinitive Wealth Advisory in Fishers, Ind.

From The Wall Street Journal

Steel plants, which includes replacing the lining of the company’s largest blast furnace in Gary, Ind. The work is expected to keep that furnace out of service for months.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Slater Law Office in Carmel, Ind., outlines signs of potential financial exploitation.

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