Indian

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Related terms 1.3.4 Translations 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Synonyms 1.4.2 Translations 2 Interlingua 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Adjective

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Noun: 1495 Yndeens or Indes, 1548 Indyans, 1553 Indians, 1611 Indian. Adjective: 1566. India +‎ -an.

[edit] Pronunciation

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• IPA: /ˈɪndiən/, SAMPA: /"Indi@n/
• Hyphenation: In‧di‧an

[edit] Adjective

Indian (not comparable)

1. Of or related to India or its people.
2. Of or related 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

• Indian elephant
• Indian file
• Indian giving
• Indian Ocean
• Indian style
• Indian sunburn
• Indian tea
• West Indian (“‘of, or related to, the people of the Caribbean islands’”)

[edit] Related terms

• Indo-

[edit] Translations

[edit] Noun

Indian (plural Indians)

1. Person from India.
2. 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.

3. (obsolete) An Australian Aborigine.
4. (obsolete) A Maori.
5. (British) An Indian meal.

   We're going out tonight for an Indian.

[edit] Synonyms

• (indigenous person of the Americas): Amerindian, Native American
• (indigenous person of the Americas): Native Canadian, First Nations person
• See also Wikisaurus:Native American

[edit] Translations

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[edit] Interlingua

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /inˈdjan/, SAMPA: /in"djan/

[edit] Adjective

Indian Indian (no comparative or superlative) Indian (comparative: more Indian, superlative: most Indian) Indian (comparative: Indianer, superlative: Indianest)

1. Indian (of India)
2. Indian (of aboriginal people)