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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Ind  (ind),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. [Literary.]India.
  2. [Obs.]the Indies.
  • Latin India India
  • Old French Inde
  • Middle English Inde 1175–1225

ind-, 
  1. var. of indo- before a vowel:indamine.

IND, [Pharm.]
  1. DrugsSee investigative new drug. 

Ind., 
    1. Place NamesIndia.
    2. LawAlso, Ind Indian (def. 2).
    3. Place NamesIndiana.
    4. Place NamesIndies.

ind., 
    1. independence.
    2. independent.
    3. index.
    4. indicated.
    5. Grammarindicative.
    6. indigo.
    7. Grammarindirect.
    8. Businessindustrial.
    9. Businessindustry.

in d., 
  1. Drugs(in prescriptions) daily.
  • Latin in diēs

I.N.D., 
  1. Foreign Terms, Religionin the name of God.
  • Latin in nōmine Deī

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Ind /ɪnd/ n
  1. a poetic name for India
  2. an obsolete name for the Indies
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
Ind.,  an abbreviation of:
  1. Place NamesIndiana.

ind.,  an abbreviation of:
  1. independent.
  2. index.
  3. Businessindustry.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
indo-, 
  1. a combining form representing indigo in compound words:indophenol.
Also,[esp. before a vowel,] ind-. 
Indo-, 
  1. a combining form representing India in compound words:Indo-European.
  • Latin Ind(us) or Greek Ind(ós) + -o-

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Ind. abbreviation for
  1. Independent
  2. India
  3. Indian
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