Indië

From Dutch Indië, from Latin India, from Ancient Greek Ἰνδία (Indía), from Ἰνδός (Indós), from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 (hiⁿdūš), from Proto-Iranian *hínduš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *síndʰuš (“river”).

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Indië

1. India (a country in South Asia; capital: Nieu-Delhi)
2. the Indies

• Indiër
• Indies

• Indiën (obsolete)
• Indien (obsolete)
• Inje (obsolete, colloquial)

Borrowed from Latin India, from Ancient Greek Ἰνδία (Indía), from Ἰνδός (Indós), from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 (hiⁿdūš), from Proto-Iranian *hínduš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *síndʰuš (“river”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈɪnˌdi.ə/

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• Hyphenation: In‧di‧e

Indië n

1. (historical) the Indies
   1. the West Indies
   2. the East Indies
2. (dated) (chiefly historical, proscribed in modern use) India (a region of South Asia, traditionally delimited by the Himalayas and the Indus river; the Indian subcontinent)

   Synonym: India

• In obsolete use Indië, particularly in the forms Indiën, Indien and Inje, was often treated as a plurale tantum that often took the definite article de. Cf. the plural in English Indies, French Indes and several other European languages; cf. German Indien for the use as a neuter singular.

• Achter-Indië
• Indiër
• Indisch
• Nederlands-Indië
• Oost-Indië
• West-Indië
• Voor-Indië

• India

• Afrikaans: Indië