Indian
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English
Adjective
Indian (not comparable)
- Of or related to India or its people.
- Of or related to the indigenous peoples of the Americas (but not the Aleut, Inuit, Metis, or Yupik).
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
Derived terms
- Amerindian (American Indian)
- Hindian (Asian Indian)
- Indian elephant
- Indian file
- Indian giving
- Indian Ocean
- Indian red
- Indian style
- Indian sunburn
- Indian tea
- West Indian (“of, or related to, the people of the Caribbean islands”)
Related terms
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).
- (obsolete) An Australian Aborigine.
- (obsolete) A Maori.
- (UK) An Indian meal.
- We're going out tonight for an Indian.
Synonyms
- (indigenous person of the Americas): Amerindian, Native American, Red Indian
- (indigenous person of the Americas): Native Canadian, First Nations person
- See also Thesaurus:Native American
Proper noun
Indian
- (nonstandard) Any language spoken by Indians.
Adjectives for Indian
bronze-skinned; wily; athletic; dark-looking; garrulous; stealthy; keen-sighted; cigar-store.
Verbs for Indian
govern —s; overcome —s; tutor —s; — dances; —fishes; — flourish; —hunts; —maraud; — pillage; — plunder; — roan; —scalps; —shrieks; —slays; —squats; — trails; —vanishes; — war; —whoops.
Thesaurus
American Indian, Amerind, Antarctic, Arctic, Atlantic, Australian aborigine, Bushman, Caucasian, Malayan, Mister Charley, Mongolian, Negrillo, Negrito, Negro, Oriental, Pacific, Red Indian, WASP, black, black man, blackfellow, boy, brown man, burrhead, colored person, coon, darky, gook, honky, jigaboo, jungle bunny, nigger, niggra, ofay, paleface, pygmy, red man, redskin, slant-eye, spade, the Man, white, white man, whitey, yellow man
Etymology
Noun: 1495 Yndeens or Indes, 1548 Indyans, 1553 Indians, 1611 Indian. Adjective: 1566. India.
Pronunciation
Translations
Adjective
Of or pertaining to India
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Of, or related to, the aboriginal people of the Americas
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Noun
a person from India
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Individual of, or related to, the aboriginal people of the Americas
Statistics
- Most common English words before 1923: prepared · support · bit · #824: Indian · produce · drawn · field
Interlingua
Adjective
Indian Indian (no comparative or superlative)
- Indian (of India)
- Indian (of aboriginal people)
