#India

• Amerindian — The feminine singular form of the adjective 'amerindian'; describes a population, culture, language, or structural settlement belonging to the native peoples of the American continent. As a common noun, it designates a woman of indigenous American origin or represents the generic name used for any of the languages spoken by the natives of the Americas.
• Amerindian woman — A woman who belongs to an indigenous or native population of the American continent (excluding Eskimo-Aleut communities). This common ethnic noun designates a female representative of the autochthonous pre-Columbian communities or their direct descendants who maintain their structural identity and traditional cultural bonds.
• Amirante — The proper name of a coral island group in the Indian Ocean (Amirante Islands), structurally belonging to Seychelles, discovered in fifteen hundred and two by the navigator Vasco da Gama and named in honor of his admiral title; the name also refers to the adjacent oceanic trench. As a fixed entity in cartography, it is used exclusively as a proper noun and is capitalized.
• Amorphophallus bulbifer — The scientific name of a tropical herbaceous plant species in the Araceae family, native to India and adjacent regions of Southeast Asia, remarkable for its ability to produce aerial bulbils at the leaf bifurcations. This unique structural feature allows direct vegetative propagation, and the species is cultivated in botanical collections for its elegant pale-pink or cream spathe.
• Amritsar — A major historical and cultural city in northwestern India, located in the state of Punjab near the border with Pakistan; it represents the most important spiritual and religious center of Sikhism, housing the famous Golden Temple (Harmandir Sahib). The town's name structurally translates to the pool of the nectar of immortality, referring to the sacred artificial lake surrounding the central prayer complex.
• Andaman — An archipelago consisting of a chain of volcanic and coral islands located in the eastern Indian Ocean, separating the Andaman Sea from the Bay of Bengal, politically belonging to India (as part of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Union Territory). The region is globally renowned for its spectacular marine and terrestrial biodiversity, pristine rainforests, and the protection of isolated indigenous tribes living in archaic stages of prehistoric development.
• Andhra Pradesh — A state located in the southeastern region of the Republic of India, bounded by the Bay of Bengal to the east, possessing major historical and economic importance. It is globally recognized as a vital hub for agriculture, information technology, and religious tourism, housing the famous Tirumala Venkateswara Temple, and being the first Indian state structurally created on linguistic lines for the Telugu-speaking population.
• Anna — A historical subdivisionary monetary unit used in British India and adjacent Asian regions, representing the sixteenth part of a rupee. In the traditional metrology of the Indian subcontinent, the term also denoted a fractional unit of measurement for areas or weights, completely withdrawn from official circulation with the transition to the decimal currency system in the mid-20th century.
• Antsiranana — A strategically highly important port city located at the northernmost tip of Madagascar, situated within a spectacular natural bay; historically known as Diego-Suarez, it represents the capital of the Diana region and a major commercial hub on the Indian Ocean.
• Apache — A member of a group of indigenous tribes from North America (Apache), historically recognized for their warrior skills; in a pejorative and European sense (originating from early 20th-century Parisian jargon), the term designates a street bandit, pickpocket, outlaw, or dangerous ruffian operating in urban environments.
• Argyreia cuneata — A species of climbing plant or small shrub in the genus Argyreia, family Convolvulaceae, native and endemic to the dry and hilly regions of India. Commonly known as the purple woodrose, this species is distinguished by its cuneate (wedge-shaped) leaves, featuring silky hairs on the underside, and its deep purple or pinkish-violet funnel-shaped flowers, traditionally used in Ayurvedic medicine for its therapeutic properties in treating dermatological and inflammatory conditions.
• Arni — A zoological and popular name given to the wild water buffalo (Bubalus arnee), a massive ruminant mammal native to Southeast Asia and Indonesia. It is recognized as the direct wild ancestor of the domestic water buffalo.
• Arunachal Pradesh — A federal state located in the extreme northeastern part of India, in the Himalayan mountain region, renowned for its spectacular mountainous terrain, extremely rich biodiversity, and ethnic multiculturalism. Literally translated as 'Land of the Dawn-Lit Mountains', this territory represents a strategic geopolitical border zone, historically being a subject of intense territorial disputes between India and China, which partially claims it as South Tibet.
• Asaṅga — The name of a renowned Indian monk, scholar, and philosopher of the 4th–5th centuries CE, considered one of the main founders of the Yogācāra (or Cittamātra / 'Mind-Only') idealistic school of Mahāyāna Buddhism; a spiritual figure historically linked to the Nalanda monastery and famous for the sacred texts he allegedly received directly in the Tuṣita heaven from the future Buddha, Maitreya.
• Asansol — A major industrial city in the state of West Bengal, India, recognized as a strategic economic hub due to its coal mining, steel production, and important railway junction. Being the second-largest city in the region after Kolkata, it represents a dynamic, heavily urbanized multicultural center housing administrative headquarters and essential heavy industries.
• Ashram — A monastery, hermitage, or isolated spiritual settlement in the Indian tradition (Hinduism), where a guru or spiritual master lives alongside his disciples to teach philosophy, meditation, yoga, and techniques for inner growth. In a structural sense, it represents a space for contemplation and simple communal life, guided by strict ethical and spiritual principles, often open to pilgrims and truth seekers.
• Ashoka — A legendary emperor of the Maurya Empire (3rd century BCE) who united almost the entire Indian subcontinent; he is renowned in world history for his profound conversion to Buddhism following the carnage of the Kalinga War, becoming a fervent promoter of non-violence, religious tolerance, and the global spread of Buddhist teachings through his edicts carved on rocks and stone pillars.
• Ashram — A hermitage, monastery, secluded place of retreat, or spiritual community in India, where a group of disciples lives structurally under a guru's guidance to study sacred texts, practice meditation and yoga, and lead a simple life dedicated to inner perfection.
• Asafoetida — A gummy resin obtained from the rhizomes and roots of perennial herbaceous plants of the genus Ferula (family Apiaceae), native to Iran and Afghanistan; it is structurally characterized by a strong, repulsive, sulfurous odor (resembling rotten garlic), but is widely used in Indian cuisine as a digestive spice (developing a pleasant aroma after cooking) and in traditional phytotherapy as an antispasmodic.
• Asafoetida — A gum resin with a strong, fetid, alliaceous odor, obtained by incising the roots of perennial herbaceous plants of the genus Ferula (especially Ferula assa-foetida), native to Iran and Afghanistan. Historically used in empirical medicine as an antispasmodic, carminative, and expectorant, it is highly valued in oriental gastronomy (known as hing), where its unpleasant smell vanishes upon cooking in oil, developing a refined aroma reminiscent of leeks and garlic.