Indian Definition
ĭndē-ən
adjective
Of India or its peoples, languages, or cultures.
Webster's New World
Of the East Indies or their peoples or cultures.
Webster's New World
Of American Indians or their languages or cultures; Native American.
Webster's New World
Of a type used or made by Indians.
Webster's New World
Made of maize, or Indian corn.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- native-american
- Amerindic
- amerind
noun
A person born or living in India or the East Indies.
Webster's New World
American Indian; Native American.
Webster's New World
Any of the languages of these peoples.
American Heritage
Any of the languages spoken by American Indian peoples.
Webster's New World
(now rare, historical) An indigenous inhabitant of Australia, New Zealand or the Pacific islands. [from 18th c.]
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
- american-indian
- American-Indian language
- Amerindian language
- amerind
- kshatriya
- brahmin
- indo-aryan
- dravidian
- sudra
- maratha
- punjabi
- bengali
- rajput
- hindu
- hindustani
pronoun
(nonstandard) Any language spoken by Indians.
Wiktionary
Origin of Indian
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From Anglo-Norman indien, Middle French indien, corresponding to Ind + -ian.
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