Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ind

/ɪnd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.57 in modern English

Syllables: ind
IPA: /ɪnd/

4

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

India; the East.

Archaic

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Abbreviation of India.

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noun

Abbreviation of independent, especially where the alternatives are initialisms (e.g., for television networks).

Example Sentences

"From the east to western Ind, / No jewel is like Rosalind."
"High on a throne of royal state , which far Outshone the wealth of Ormus and of Ind"

Etymology

From Middle French Inde, from Latin India.

Origin

Source language: Middle French

Word Breakdown

Root: Inde, India

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɪnd/
British English: /ɪnd/

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

INDs (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

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Homonyms

end (pin–pen merger)

Rhymes With

end wind close to the wind trade wind grind sail close to the wind pinned skinned sindh rescind grinned lind

Questions

How do you pronounce ind?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪnd/.
What does ind mean?: India; the East.
Where does ind come from?: It is traced to Middle French.

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