Question

what is meant by INDIA...?

Answer 1

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The word "India" is a Western transliteration of the Sanskrit word "Sindhu," meaning "body of water." It specifically refers to what we know today as the Indus river, though the word could be used for any large body of water.

Answer 2

The name India is derived from Indus, which originates from the Old Persian word Hindu. The latter term stems from the Sanskrit word Sindhu, which was the historical local appellation for the Indus River. Its meaning varied, referring to a region that encompassed northern India and Pakistan or India in its entirety.