Indosphere

English

Etymology

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

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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 (2012 November 8) “Sinophone and Sinosphere”, in Language Log‎, retrieved 23 April 2020

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