Indosphere

English

Etymology

From Indo- +‎ -sphere. Coined by James Matisoff in 1990 along with Sinosphere in his article "On Megalocomparison".[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

Indosphere (plural not attested)

  1. Countries and regions in Asia that have been historically influenced by the culture of India.

See also

  • Greater India
  • Akhand Bharat (Hindu nationalist proposed superstate)

References

  1. ^ Victor Mair (8 November 2012) “Sinophone and Sinosphere”, in Language Log‎[1], retrieved 23 April 2020

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