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Indosphere

Indosphere noun: countries and regions in Asia that have been historically influenced by the culture of India.

Noun

Indosphere (plural not attested)

  1. (no plural) Countries and regions in Asia that have been historically influenced by the culture of India.

Origin of Indosphere

From Indo- + -sphere. Coined by James Matisoff in 1990 along with Sinosphere in his article "On Megalocomparison".

Words formed from Indosphere

Questions about Indosphere

What does Indosphere mean?
Indosphere means countries and regions in Asia that have been historically influenced by the culture of India.
What part of speech is Indosphere?
Indosphere is a noun.

Words near Indosphere in the dictionary

  1. indorsing
  2. indorsor
  3. indorsors
  4. Indos
  5. indosespene
  6. Indosphere
  7. Indospheric
  8. indospicine
  9. Indostan
  10. indostomid
  11. indostomids

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