HyperDic: east_india_company

English > 1 sense of the expression East India Company:
NOUNgroupEast India Companyan English company formed in 1600 to develop trade with the new British colonies in India and southeastern Asia
English > East India Company: 1 sense > noun 1, group
MeaningAn 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.
BroadercompanyAn institution created to conduct business
SpanishEast India Company

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