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east india company meaning and definition
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Definition of East India Company (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
Source: Princeton University Wordnet