According to oxford dictionary what is the meaning of india

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Other results All matches • Indian adjective • Indian club noun • Indian corn noun • Indian ink noun • Indian red noun • Red Indian noun • West Indian adjective • West Indian noun • Anglo-Indian adjective • Anglo-Indian noun • Indian summer noun • American Indian noun • Indian Territory • Indian reservation noun • the Indian wars noun • the Indian Mutiny • (the) Indian Ocean noun • the French and Indian War • Indian wars • Indian corn

By Krishna Priya Pallavi: After facing a lot of criticism, Oxford University Press has changed the definition of the word woman. The change was made following an extensive review that was initiated by petitions filed last year criticising the inclusion of words 'bitch, bint, wench' and other offensive terms as synonyms for women. WHAT CHANGES DID OXFORD DICTIONARY MAKE? The updated definition in the Oxford Dictionary now acknowledges that a woman can be a person's wife, girlfriend, or female lover, rather than being all these things only to a man. The changes have been made to the definition of man also and now it includes similar gender-neutral terminology. Other terms that have been revised under the changes are related to sexual attractiveness and activity. Several labels have also been assigned terms categorised as derogatory, offensive or dated. The words bitch and bint, are also no longer listed as synonyms for the word woman. According to an Oxford University Press spokeswoman, the changes were implemented after an "extensive review of entries related to woman and many other related terms." According to The Guardian, the campaigners requesting the changes had argued that the examples the dictionary offered for man were much more exhaustive, than those for woman. They said that the dictionary presented women as a subordinate or an irritation. The petition also demanded that all the terms that stressed men's ownership over women or discriminated and patronised them, s...

The new edition comes with interactive online support through the Oxford Learner's Dictionaries website and an app. The website includes advanced features such as audio-video tutorials, video walkthroughs, self-study activities and enhanced iWriter and iSpeaker tools. "This edition has 26 new Indian English words of which 22 figure in the printed dictionary. The other four are in the digital version," said Fathima Dada, Managing Director (Education Division) at OUP. According to OUP, the new edition provides better, more accurate and understandable definitions with examples, usage notes and additional resources to help the learner use the right word in the right context. "Prevalence and common usage are the main criteria for enlisting new words. We scan the globe for words which are often used by people while speaking English. Then these words go through a rigorous testing process," Dada said. "As OUP is the custodian of English language globally, these words have to go through its processes," she told PTI. The Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary, she said, has been reinventing itself for nearly eight decades, anticipating the growing learning requirements of learners. "The 10th edition also is equipped with a strong digital support system, including an app," she said. It is equipped with several digital tools. With iSpeaker, learners can get help preparing for speaking exams and presentations. With iWriter, learners can plan, write and review their written work. Text Che...