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Is India a Native American name?

India is not an indigenous American name. The word India was derived from the Latin name for the Indus River, which flows through the country of modern-day Pakistan. This name was given to the country by the British when they colonized it in the 19th century. The native people of India have many different names for their country, such as Bharat, Hindustan and the Sanskrit-based terms Aryavarta and Bharatvarsha.