"Indien" meaning in German

See Indien in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈɪndi̯ən/ Audio: De-Indien.ogg Forms: Indiens [genitive], Indien [genitive, with-article], Indien [plural]
Etymology: From Latin Indus, from Ancient Greek Ἰνδός (Indós), from Sanskrit सिन्धु (sindhu). Etymology templates: {{der|de|la|Indus}} Latin Indus, {{der|de|grc|Ἰνδός}} Ancient Greek Ἰνδός (Indós), {{der|de|sa|सिन्धु}} Sanskrit सिन्धु (sindhu) Head templates: {{de-proper noun|toponym,,-􂀿referring to the East Indies and West Indies􂁀}} Indien n (proper noun, genitive Indiens or (optionally with an article) Indien, plural (referring to the East Indies and West Indies) Indien)
  1. India (a country in South Asia) Tags: neuter, proper-noun Categories (place): Countries, Countries in Asia, India Derived forms: Ostindien, Westindien Related terms: Inder, indisch, Indochina, Indonesien, Indianer
    Sense id: en-Indien-de-name-JnqzqpjF Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, German exonyms

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for Indien meaning in German (2.6kB)

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