Indian Empire
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Indian Empire
First recorded in 1840–50
Example Sentences
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"Aden has been an integral part of British Indian administration for nearly 100 years. That political association with my Indian Empire will now be broken, and Aden will take its place in my Colonial Empire."
From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2025
Resistance against the Pakistani government and the militant insurgency advocating for an independent state for the Baloch people began in 1948, after Pakistan's independence from the British Indian Empire.
From BBC ● Jan. 19, 2024
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
Toughest spot in His Britannic Majesty's Indian Empire is barren, mountainous Waziristan, a 10,000-sq. mi. strip of northwest Indian territory lying against the border of Afghanistan.
From Time Magazine Archive
On his return he was magnificently received by the King, and three years later he was sent out with a larger expedition which took possession of India and created the Portuguese Indian Empire.
From The Century of Columbus by Walsh, James J.
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