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a combining form representing indigo in compound words: indophenol.

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Also especially before a vowel, ind-.

Words nearby indo-

individual retirement account, individuate, individuation, individuation field, indivisible, indo-, Indo-Aryan, Indo-Australian Plate, Indo-Canadian, Indo-Caribbean, Indochina

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Indo-

a combining form representing India in compound words: Indo-European.

Origin of Indo-

<Latin Ind(us) or Greek Ind(ós) + -o-

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How to use indo- in a sentence

I was a dorky Indo-English kid with a South Asian afro, and he was the all-American type, on the baseball team, et cetera.
How Aasif Mandvi Became Jon Stewart’s Favorite Jihadi|Dean Obeidallah|November 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And the Latin mātrīx for “womb” comes from the same Indo-European root that gives us the English “mother.”
The Artificial Womb Will Change Feminism Forever|Samantha Allen|August 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In 2008, in fact, the Left Front almost unseated the government when it opposed a trust vote over the Indo-U.S. Nuclear Bill.
Mamata Banerjee, India's Political Superwoman|Shoma Chaudhury|May 18, 2011|DAILY BEAST
She was also the unquestionable star of the two song-and-dance sequences in this Indo-American mega production.
Michelle Obama Wows India|Priya Ramani|November 8, 2010|DAILY BEAST

At stake is another Indo-Pakistani confrontation—with nuclear potential.
Worse Than Afghanistan|Bruce Riedel|September 25, 2010|DAILY BEAST
She hat haar as prown ash a pretzel,Her eyes vas himmel-plue, Und ven dey looket indo mine,Dey shplit mine heart in two.
The Book of Humorous Verse|Various
The last great motive to despair is supplied by Indo-German philosophy.
The Arena|Various
These absolute contradictions on matters of fact add, of course, to the difficulty of understanding the early Indo-Aryan religion.
Myth, Ritual, and Religion, Vol. 1|Andrew Lang
Indo-Europeanism must have had something to recommend it and make it highly attractive to enable it to spread so fast and far.
The New Stone Age in Northern Europe|John M. Tyler
We would not expect that the Indo-European movement would form an exception to this rule.
The New Stone Age in Northern Europe|John M. Tyler

British Dictionary definitions for indo-

Indo-

/ (ˈɪndəʊ-) /

combining form

denoting India or IndianIndo-European

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