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Noun: Indian  indeeun
  1. A member of the race of people living in America when Europeans arrived
    - American Indian, Red Indian
     
  2. A native or inhabitant of India
     
  3. Any of the languages spoken by Amerindians
    - Amerind, Amerindian language, American-Indian language, American Indian
Adjective: Indian  indeeun
  1. Of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
    "the Indian subcontinent"; "Indian saris"
     
  2. Of or pertaining to American Indians or their culture or languages
    "Indian arrowheads"
    - Amerind, Amerindic, Native American

Derived forms: Indians

See also: India

Type of: Amerindian, Asian, Asiatic, Native American, natural language, tongue

Part of: Amerindian race, Bharat, India, Indian race, Republic of India

Encyclopedia: Indian