Indian meaning

ĭndē-ən
Indian is defined as something or someone relating to India or its people, or to Native Americans.

An example of Indian used as an adjective is in the phrase "the Indian language."

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Of or relating to any of the Native American peoples except the Eskimos, Aleuts, and Inuits.
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Of or relating to India or the East Indies or to their peoples, languages, or cultures.
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The definition of an Indian is a person born in India or a Native American.

An example of an Indian is a Mohawk.

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Of a type used or made by Indians.
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A person born or living in India or the East Indies.
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American Indian; Native American.
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Of or relating to India or its people; or (formerly) of the East Indies. [from 14th c.]
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(dated) Of or relating to the indigenous peoples of the Americas. [from 16th c.]
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(North America) Of foods: made with Indian corn or maize. [from 17th c.]
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(chess) Designating any of various chess openings now characterised by black's attempt to control the board through knights and fianchettoed bishops rather than with a central pawn advance. [from 19th c.]
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A person from India. [from 13th c.]
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A member of one of the indigenous peoples of the Americas (generally excluding the Aleut, Inuit, Metis, or Yupik). [from 16th c.]
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(now rare, historical) An indigenous inhabitant of Australia, New Zealand or the Pacific islands. [from 18th c.]
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(UK, colloquial) A meal at (taken away from) an Indian restaurant. [from 20th c.]

We're going out tonight for an Indian.

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(nonstandard) Any language spoken by Indians.
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Of American Indians or their languages or cultures; Native American.
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Made of maize, or Indian corn.
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(popularly) Any of the languages spoken by American Indian peoples.
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Origin of indian

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

    From Wiktionary

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.

  • "Tuscumbia" is the Indian for "Great Spring."

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

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