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How India got its current name i.e. "India"?

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How India got its current name i.e. "India"?
posted Mar 9, 2017 by Salil Agrawal

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The name is derived from the name of the Sindhu (Indus River) which is in Pakistan today, and it has been in use in Greek since Herodotus (4th century BC). The term appeared in Old English as early the 9th century and reemerged in Modern English in the 17th century.

answer Mar 10, 2017 by George Davros
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