Indian Empire
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Indian Empire
First recorded in 1840–50
Example Sentences
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Today Dubai, once a minor outpost of the Indian Empire with no gun salute, is the glittering centre of the new Middle East.
From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2025
In April 1892, a small eight-page pamphlet in English circulated in the south Indian city of Hyderabad, the largest and wealthiest princely state within the British Indian Empire.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2019
Russia wanted access to the Indian Ocean through Afghanistan, while Britain wanted control of the land in order to protect the northern borders of its Indian Empire.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2012
Because the Maharaja of Bikaner is today the Prince in waiting to George V of the Indian Empire, he plans to stop in London for a year.
From Time Magazine Archive
Should the English take Upper Burmah, the great East Indian Empire would be 301 extended over the whole South of Asia, and up to the borders of China.
From From Egypt to Japan by Field, Henry M. (Henry Martyn)
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