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Indian
[ in-dee-uhn ]
noun
- Also called American Indian, Amerind, Amerindian, Native American. a member of any of the aboriginal peoples of the Americas, especially of subarctic North America, excluding the Inuit, Yupik, and Aleut.
- any of the Indigenous languages of the American Indians. : Ind
- a member of any of the peoples native to or inhabiting India or the East Indies.
- a citizen of the Republic of India.
- Slang. a person who performs a required task or carries out the instructions of superiors:
We have too many chiefs and not enough Indians.
- Astronomy. the constellation Indus.
adjective
- of, relating to, or characteristic of the American Indians or their languages.
- of, relating to, or characteristic of India or the East Indies.
- made of Indian corn:
Indian meal.
- Zoogeography. oriental ( def 3 ).
- Phytogeography. belonging or pertaining to a geographical division comprising India south of the Himalayas, and Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
Indian
/ ˈɪndɪən /
noun
- a native, citizen, or inhabitant of the Republic of India
- old-fashioned.a Native American
- not in scholarly usage any of the languages of Native Americans
adjective
- of, relating to, or characteristic of India, its inhabitants, or any of their languages
- Not in scholarly usage of, relating to, or characteristic of Native Americans or any of their languages
Usage
Sensitive Note
Other Words From
- an·ti-In·di·an adjective noun
- non-In·di·an adjective noun
- pre-In·di·an noun adjective
- pro-In·di·an adjective noun
- pseu·do-In·di·an adjective noun
- trans-In·di·an adjective
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
The state also elected Republican Nikki Haley, an Indian-American, as governor.
They castigated the captain, a 48-year-old Indonesian, and his rookie copilot, a 24-year-old Indian.
The feisty airline is the brainchild of entrepreneur Tony Fernandes, a Malaysian of Indian descent who also is a British citizen.
Poolaw spent most of his life (1906—84) documenting Indian subjects.
Eid, who teaches Indian law at two law schools and works as an attorney himself, had no idea that it was coming.
Alessandro turned a grateful look on Ramona as he translated this speech, so in unison with Indian modes of thought and feeling.
The doors (Indian bungalows have hardly any windows, each door being half glass) were open front and back.
Had not this Indian plant been discovered, the whole history of some portions of America would have been far different.
The Indian turned his head, and spoke to some one behind; one after another a score of figures rose.
As he was toiling slowly up a narrow, rocky pass, he suddenly saw an Indian's head peering over the ledge.
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