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    Indus
    noun
    a river in S Asia, flowing from W Tibet through Kashmir and Pakistan to the Arabian Sea. 1,900 miles (3,060 km) long.
  • indus.
    indus.
    abbreviation
    industrial.

Indus

1 American  
[in-duhs] / ˈɪn dəs /

noun

  1. a river in S Asia, flowing from W Tibet through Kashmir and Pakistan to the Arabian Sea. 1,900 miles (3,060 km) long.


Indus 2 American  
[in-duhs] / ˈɪn dəs /

noun

Astronomy.
Indi genitive
  1. the Indian, a southern constellation between Grus and Pavo.


indus. 3 American  

abbreviation

  1. industrial.

  2. industry.


Indus 1 British  
/ ˈɪndəs /

noun

  1. a faint constellation in the S hemisphere lying between Telescopium and Tucano

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Indus 2 British  
/ ˈɪndəs /

noun

  1. a river in S Asia, rising in SW Tibet in the Kailas Range of the Himalayas and flowing northwest through Kashmir, then southwest across Pakistan to the Arabian Sea: important throughout history, esp for the Indus Civilization (about 3000 to 1500 bc ), and for irrigation. Length: about 2900 km (1800 miles)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of Indus

< New Latin, Latin

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The Dancing Girl sculpture, which was discovered at Mohenjo-daro - one of the largest settlements of the ancient Indus Valley Civilisation - depicts a girl adorned with ornaments with her hair tied in a bun.

From BBC Jun. 16, 2026

Previously, the first known dice dated back to the Bronze Age about 5,500 years ago, in such places as Mesopotamia and the Indus Valley of Asia.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 2, 2026

Within days of the attack, India revoked the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty, while Pakistan responded by withdrawing from the 1972 Simla Agreement on bilateral dispute resolution.

From BBC Dec. 16, 2025

After 4,500 years ago, settlement patterns changed, with populations moving closer to the Indus River.

From Science Daily Dec. 14, 2025

Thus, Eurasia’s west-east axis allowed Fertile Crescent crops quickly to launch agriculture over the band of temperate latitudes from Ireland to the Indus Valley, and to enrich the agriculture that arose independently in eastern Asia.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

The planet, known as Epsilon Indi Ab, is similar to Jupiter, yet its atmosphere appears more complex than expected.

From Science Daily Apr. 22, 2026

Named Epsilon Indi, the star is the smallest and coolest dwarf star yet observed with solar-like oscillations -- "starquakes" like those shown by the Sun.

From Science Daily Mar. 26, 2024

Indi had mitochondrial disease which prevents cells in the body producing energy and the NHS says the condition is incurable.

From BBC Nov. 13, 2023

Christian Concern said Indi Gregory died in a hospice on Monday morning after her life support was withdrawn on Sunday.

From Washington Times Nov. 13, 2023

He gave much thought to the Indi, and was curious about their affairs.

From Dio's Rome, Volume 5, Books 61-76 (A.D. 54-211) An Historical Narrative Originally Composed in Greek During The Reigns of Septimius Severus, Geta and Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus and Alexander Severus: and Now Presented in English Form By Herbert Baldwin Foster by Foster, Herbert Baldwin

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