Indian
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
Noun: 1495 Yndeens or Indes, 1548 Indyans, 1553 Indians, 1611 Indian. Adjective: 1566. India + -an.
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[edit] Adjective
Indian (not comparable)
- 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).
[edit] Synonyms
- (of or related to indigenous peoples of the Americas): First Nations (chiefly Canadian)
- (of or related to indigenous peoples of the Americas): Aboriginal, Amerindian, Native
[edit] Derived terms
- Amerindian (American Indian)
- Hindian (Asian Indian)
- Indian clover
- Indian elephant
- Indian file
- Indian giving
- Indian Ocean
- Indian red
- Indian style
- Indian sunburn
- Indian tea
- [[West Indian#{{}}|West Indian]] (“of, or related to, the people of the Caribbean islands”)
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[edit] Translations
Of or pertaining to India
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Of, or related to, the aboriginal people of the Americas
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[edit] Noun
Indian (plural Indians)
- 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).
- 1819-1820, Washington Irving, The Sketchbook of Geoffrey Crayon:
- We stigmatize the Indians, also, as cowardly and treacherous, because they use stratagem in warfare in preference to open force; but in this they are fully justified by their rude code of honor.
- 1819-1820, Washington Irving, The Sketchbook of Geoffrey Crayon:
- (obsolete) An Australian Aborigine.
- (obsolete) A Maori.
- (UK) An Indian meal.
- We're going out tonight for an Indian.
[edit] Synonyms
- (indigenous person of the Americas): Amerindian, Native American, Red Indian
- (indigenous person of the Americas): Native Canadian, First Nations person
- See also Wikisaurus:Native American
[edit] Translations
a person from India
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Individual of, or related to, the aboriginal people of the Americas
[edit] Proper noun
Indian
- (nonstandard) Any language spoken by Indians.
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Most common English words before 1923: prepared · support · bit · #824: Indian · produce · drawn · field
[edit] Interlingua
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[edit] Adjective
Indian Indian (no comparative or superlative)
- Indian (of India)
- Indian (of aboriginal people)