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Meaning of British India | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Synonym of British Raj.
The rule of India by the British East India Company from 1757 to 1858.

Examples

“On April 18, 1853, the first passenger train ran on Indian soil, from Bombay to Thana, and this 20-mile section of line thus became the forerunner of the great 43,000 route-mile system that eventually covered British India.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

British Indian Ocean Territory British invasion British Islands British Isles British Isles and Ireland British Israelism

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