East Indian

noun

1. an immigrant to the countries of the Caribbean (West Indies) who is of Indian origin; an Asian West Indian

adjective

1. of, relating to, or originating in the East Indies

Example Sentences

AL is not just Pacino, it's an East Indian tree, and AM is not just talk-radio, it's a form of "to be."

From The Daily Beast

There are also in the islands a considerable number of imported East Indian coolies and some Chinese.

From Project Gutenberg

It seemed that some months before he had been a purser on an East Indian liner.

From Project Gutenberg

Brent's British phlegm was mellowed by a luxuriance of imagination that he had inherited from an East Indian mother.

From Project Gutenberg

The oldest collection of folklore stories or myths now in existence is of East Indian origin and is preserved in the Sanskrit.

From Project Gutenberg

The island abounded with cassowaries, the East Indian ostrich, and wild hogs.

From Project Gutenberg