Indian in English dictionary

  • Indian

    Meanings and definitions of "Indian"

    • Of or relating to India or its people.
    • Of or relating to the indigenous peoples of the Americas (but not the Aleut, Inuit, Metis, or Yupik).
    • Person from India.
    • A member of one of the indigenous peoples of the Americas (but not a member of the Aleut, Inuit, Metis, or Yupik).
    • (obsolete) An Australian Aborigine.
    • (obsolete) A Maori.
    • (UK) An Indian meal.
    • (nonstandard) Any language spoken by Indians.
    • (an) Indian (esp. a male)
    • adjective
      Of or relating to India or its people; or (formerly) of the East Indies. [from 14th c.]
    • adjective
      (obsolete)
      Eastern; Oriental.
    • adjective
      (dated)
      Of or relating to the indigenous peoples of the Americas. [from 16th c.]
    • adjective
      (Canada, US, of foods)
      Made with Indian corn or maize. [from 17th c.]
    • adjective
      (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.]
    • noun
      A person from India. [from 13th c.]
    • noun
      A member of one of the indigenous peoples of the Americas (generally excluding the Aleut, Inuit, Metis, or Yupik). [from 16th c.]
    • noun
      (now rare, historical)
      An indigenous inhabitant of Australia, New Zealand or the Pacific islands. [from 18th c.]
    • noun
      (Britain, colloquial)
      A meal at (or taken away from) an Indian restaurant. [from 20th c.]
    • noun
      (Britain, colloquial)
      An Indian restaurant.
    • proper
      (nonstandard)
      Any of the (unrelated) languages spoken by American Indians.
    • proper
      (nonstandard, rare)
      Any language spoken by Indians in India, especially Hindi.
    • Of or pertaining to India
    • Of, or related to, the aboriginal people of the Americas
    • a person from India
    • Individual of, or related to, the aboriginal people of the Americas
    • A citizen of India or a person who originated from India.
    • adjective
      of or pertaining to Native Americans or their culture or languages; "Native American religions"; "Indian arrowheads"
    • adjective
      of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures; "the Indian subcontinent"; "Indian saris"
    • noun
      any of the languages spoken by Amerindians
    • noun
      a native or inhabitant of India

    Synonyms of "Indian" in English dictionary

    Native American, American Indian, Amerind are the top synonyms of "Indian" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of Indian

    • Indian ( not comparable)
    • lm  liczba mnoga Indians
    • Indian ( plural  Indians)
    • Indian (not comparable)
    • Indian (plural Indians)
  • indian

    Synonyms of "Indian" in English dictionary

    tongue, natural language, American-Indian language are the top synonyms of "Indian" in the English thesaurus.

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