индеец

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Russian[edit]

индеец

Etymology[edit]

From English Indian. Applied to inhabitants of the Americas due to an early misconception that the Americas were the eastern end of Asia / the Indies.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ɪnʲˈdʲe(j)ɪt͡s]
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

инде́ец (indéjecm anim (genitive инде́йца, nominative plural инде́йцы, genitive plural инде́йцев, feminine индиа́нка)

  1. Indian, Native American

Declension[edit]

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Descendants[edit]

  • Uzbek: indeys

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Indian”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.