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Out of India theory

Out of India theory proper noun: the hypothesis that the Aryans are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent, and that the Indo-European languages radiated out from a homeland in India into their present locations.

Proper noun

Out of India theory

  1. (Indo-European-studies) The hypothesis that the Aryans are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent, and that the Indo-European languages radiated out from a homeland in India into their present locations.

Synonyms of Out of India theory

Questions about Out of India theory

What does Out of India theory mean?
Out of India theory means the hypothesis that the Aryans are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent, and that the Indo-European languages radiated out from a homeland in India into their present locations.
What part of speech is Out of India theory?
Out of India theory is a proper noun.

Words near Out of India theory in the dictionary

  1. out of heart
  2. out of heat
  3. out of house and home
  4. out of humour
  5. Out of India hypothesis
  6. Out of India theory
  7. out of it
  8. out of joint
  9. out of keeping with
  10. out of kelter
  11. out of key

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