- of India or its peoples, languages, or cultures
- of the East Indies or their peoples or cultures
- of American Indians or their languages or cultures; Native American
- of a type used or made by Indians
- made of maize, or Indian corn
Origin of Indian
Late Latin Indianus from Classical Latin India- a person born or living in India or the East Indies
Origin of Indian
so named by early explorers of the New World, who believed they had reached India American Indian; Native American- popularly any of the languages spoken by American Indian peoples