East India Company

eas·tin·dia·company

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noun

an English company formed in 1600 to develop trade with the new British colonies in India and southeastern Asia; in the 18th century it assumed administrative control of Bengal and held it until the British army took over in 1858 after the Indian Mutiny

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East India Company

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Broader terms

company

Grammar

noun
singular	east india company
plural	east india companies

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East India East Indian East Indian fig tree East Indian rosebay East Indian rosewood East India kino East India rosewood East Indies East Malaysia East Midland

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