Indus
1a river in S Asia, flowing from W Tibet through Kashmir and Pakistan to the Arabian Sea. 1,900 miles (3,060 km) long.
Other definitions for Indus (2 of 3)
the Indian, a southern constellation between Grus and Pavo.
Origin of Indus
2Other definitions for indus. (3 of 3)
industrial.
industry.
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How to use Indus in a sentence
Costa was to prove himself equally boorish when, ten minutes into the second-half, he headbutted Martins Indi, a Dutch midfielder.
Dutch Treat: The Netherlands Sinks Spain In World Cup 2014 | Tunku Varadarajan | June 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn the early 60s, when Rebbie Jackson was 13, she filed a sexual-assault complaint against her father with the Gary, Indi.
Si autem Indi hoc voluerunt et intentio illorum nihil novem literis fuit, causa que mihi potuit.
The Earliest Arithmetics in English | AnonymousMegasthenes per diversos Indi montes esse scribit nationes caninis capitibus.
Garcias ab Horto proregis Indi Medicus, refert se allocutum fuisse, qui se vidisse affirmarent.
Experiments and Considerations Touching Colours (1664) | Robert Boyle
The final a of the word na, I, becomes e when it is followed by the verb indi in the imperative.
The Mafulu | Robert W. WilliamsonThat this is more than a mere coincidence is clear from the fact that Avicenna says Indi dixerunt.
On the Antiquity of the Chemical Art | James Mactear
British Dictionary definitions for Indus (1 of 2)
/ (ˈɪndəs) /
a faint constellation in the S hemisphere lying between Telescopium and Tucano
British Dictionary definitions for Indus (2 of 2)
/ (ˈɪndəs) /
a river in S Asia, rising in SW Tibet in the Kailas Range of the Himalayas and flowing northwest through Kashmir, then southwest across Pakistan to the Arabian Sea: important throughout history, esp for the Indus Civilization (about 3000 to 1500 bc), and for irrigation. Length: about 2900 km (1800 miles)
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