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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.

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Indus ² American  

[in-duhs] / ˈɪn dəs /

noun

Astronomy.

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

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indus. ³ American  

abbreviation

1. industrial.

2. industry.

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Indus ¹ British  

/ ˈɪndəs /

noun

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

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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)

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Etymology

Origin of Indus

< New Latin, Latin

Example Sentences

The border is shut, trade is suspended, cricket ties remain severed and the Indus Waters Treaty remains in abeyance.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

As rising data usage spurs operators to roll out more 5G sites, Indus Towers could enjoy higher tenancy ratios.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

A new study in Communications Earth & Environment reports that a series of major droughts, each extending beyond 85 years, likely played a central role in the eventual decline of the Indus Valley Civilization.

From Science Daily • Dec. 14, 2025

In 2019, scientists reconstructed faces of two skulls found at a cemetery in Rakhigarhi - an important Indus Valley Civilisation site in India.

From BBC • Aug. 23, 2025

A corresponding example within Eurasia involved the eastern limit of Fertile Crescent crops, which spread rapidly westward to the Atlantic Ocean and eastward to the Indus Valley without encountering a major barrier.

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