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.
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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.]
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pronoun
(nonstandard) Any language spoken by Indians.
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Origin of Indian

  • From Anglo-Norman indien, Middle French indien, corresponding to Ind +‎ -ian.

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Indian Sentence Examples

  • I heard once that an Indian can smell cigarette smoke for six miles.

  • Indian summer lasted seven days and not an hour longer.

  • Ethel was standing by the window, handkerchief in hand, looking like an Indian mourner at her husband's pyre.

  • By his translation (from the English) of the Sakuntala of Kalidasa (1791), he first awakened German interest in Indian literature.

  • An Indian on a painted horse leaped through the opening.

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Words Starting With

IININD

Words Ending With

NANIAN

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Indian

Words Starting With I and Ending With N

Starts With I & Ends With NStarts With IN & Ends With NStarts With I & Ends With AN

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With I6 Letter Words Ending With N
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