Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The ‘Indian,’ a moderately large southern constellation between Grus and Pavo, containing, however, no conspicuous stars, its brightest being only of magnitude 3½.
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- proper noun astronomy A
constellation of thesouthern sky betweenGrus andPavo . It commemoratesAmerican Indians . - proper noun A large
river ofsouth -central Asia , rising inTibet and flowing throughKashmir andPakistan to theArabian Sea
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- noun an Asian river that rises in Tibet and flows through northern India and then southwest through Kashmir and Pakistan to the Arabian Sea
- noun a faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Tucana
Etymologies
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Abdallah erected an independant kingdom of which the Indus is the general boundary.
Sporting Sketches 2002
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The name Indus valley culture was given primarily because most of the sites of this culture were found in Indus valley after the first excavation in 1922.
DesiPundit Manisha Chitale 2010
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The name "India" came from the word 'Indus', which derives from the Persian word "Hindu" which was used to describe the Sindhu river (now known as the Indus).
Conservapedia - Recent changes [en] MikeSorter 2010
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The name "India" came from the word 'Indus', which derives from the Persian word "Hindu" which was used to describe the Sindhu river (now known as the Indus).
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The name "India" came from the word 'Indus', which derives from the Persian word "Hindu" which was used to describe the Sindhu river (now known as the Indus).
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The name "India" came from the word 'Indus', which derives from the Persian word "Hindu" which was used to describe the Sindhu river (now known as the Indus).
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I first heard of Rubberoom through a 12’ that they released back in 1995 called “Body Snatch’n” which is now available for download on 12 Inchers and later in 1999 after their indie label Indus Recordings got signed by short lived 3-2-1/Zero Hour Records and Architechnolgy was released to the public.
4 Slept On Hip Hop Albums Dart Adams 2007
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I first heard of Rubberoom through a 12’ that they released back in 1995 called “Body Snatch’n” which is now available for download on 12 Inchers and later in 1999 after their indie label Indus Recordings got signed by short lived 3-2-1/Zero Hour Records and Architechnolgy was released to the public.
Archive 2007-01-01 Dart Adams 2007
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Almost at once the judgment of Don Hatch that the Indus was a river of deception rings true.
Richard Bangs: The Pakistan Osama bin Laden Never Knew, Part 2 Richard Bangs 2011
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Almost at once the judgment of Don Hatch that the Indus was a river of deception rings true.
Richard Bangs: The Pakistan Osama bin Laden Never Knew, Part 2 Richard Bangs 2011
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