How did our country named India?
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The name "India" is originally derived from the name of the river Sindhu (Indus River) and has been in use in Persian and Greek since Herodotus (5th century BCE). ... According to Manusmṛti, India is known as Āryāvarta (Sanskrit: आर्यावर्त, abode of the Vedic people). ..
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The name India is derived from the river Sindhu or Indus. The name Hind is derived from the Iranian equivalent of Sindh, as, the Iranian 'H' is cognate with Sanskrit 'S'. And the persian word -stan means country or land. Thus the name Hindustan.
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