| amah |
in India and the Far East, a female servant, esp. a child's nurse. |
| anna |
a former copper-nickel coin of India and Pakistan, equaling one sixteenth of a rupee. |
| Arabian camel |
the single-humped camel native to the area from North Africa to India; dromedary. (Cf. Bactrian camel.) |
| Arabian Sea |
an extension of the Indian Ocean between India and the Arabian Peninsula. |
| Australoid |
(outdated; no longer in scientific use) of, pertaining to, or characteristic of members of a human racial group originating in Australia, the Pacific Islands, and areas of southern and central India, generally characterized by dark skin and dark curly hair. [1/2 definitions] |
| ayah |
in India, a native nursemaid or maidservant, esp. for children or women. |
| babu |
a Hindu form of address that is the equivalent of Mr. or Sir, used in eastern India as a term of respect. |
| Bangladesh |
a country surrounded by India on three sides and the Indian Ocean on the fourth. |
| Bay of Bengal |
a bay of the Indian Ocean bordered largely by India, Bangladesh, and Myanmar. |
| Bengal |
a region consisting of the northeastern state of West Bengal in India and the neighboring country of Bangladesh. Bengal was formerly a province of India before India's division into India and Pakistan. |
| Bengali |
a language spoken mainly in eastern India and Bangladesh. [1/3 definitions] |
| bhang |
the hemp plant of India. [1/2 definitions] |
| Bhutan |
an Asian country in the Himalayas, between India and China. |
| blackbuck |
a long-horned antelope native to India that has a brownish-black back and a white belly. |
| Bombay |
a state capital on the west central coast of India. |
| Brahmaputra |
a major river of Asia that originates in Tibet and flows through northern India and Bangladesh into the Bay of Bengal. |
| Brahmaputra River |
a major river of Asia that originates in Tibet and flows through northern India and Bangladesh into the Bay of Bengal. |
| Calcutta |
a state capital on the eastern coast of India. |
| Caucasoid |
(outdated; no longer in scientific use) of, pertaining to, or characteristic of members of a human racial group originating in Europe, North Africa, western Asia, and India, generally characterized by fair to brown skin and straight to curly hair of any color. [1/2 definitions] |
| communal taint |
in India, the perception of a person or political body being strongly tied to or influenced by a particular cultural or religious community and thus not committed to values of secularism and unity. |
| coolie |
a low-paid, unskilled worker, esp. in or from China or India (used as a term of disrespect). |