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Meaning of Anglo-Indian English | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The variety of English used in South Asia during the colonial era, having as a feature numerous borrowings from Hindustani and other local languages.

uncountable

Examples

“To suggest that the term could have come from Anglo-Indian English into British thieves' cant and Chinese Pidgin English while also becoming widely dispersed into British dialect use would be to beg the question.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

Anglo-Irish Anglo-Israelism Anglo-Israelite Anglo-Latin Anglo-Manx Anglo-Norman