单词 | India |
释义 | IndiaIn‧di‧a /ˈɪndiə/ a large country in southern Asia. Population: 1,220,800,359 (2014). Capital: New Delhi. India was ruled by the British from 1757 until 1947, and is now the largest democracy in the world. The official languages are Hindi and English, and most people belong to the Hindu religion, although there are also large populations of Muslims and Sikhs. Because of the long connection between India and the UK, the two countries have had a great influence on each other's culture. Many British people are of Indian origin (=they were born in India or their parents, grandparents etc were born in India), and Indian food is very popular in the UK. There have also been many well-known books, films, TV programmes etc about the British in India. → Gandhi, Mahatma |
随便看 |
|
英语词典包含52748条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。