Indian
Definitions
- Any of the (unrelated) languages spoken by American Indians.
- Of or relating to India or its people; or (formerly) of the East Indies. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
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Alternative letter-case form of Indian (“indigene”). alt-of
- A person from India.
- An American Indian, a member of one of the indigenous peoples of the Americas (generally excluding the Aleut, Inuit, Metis, and Yupik).
- Any language spoken by natives of India, especially Hindi.
- Eastern; Oriental
- An indigenous inhabitant of Australia, New Zealand or the Pacific islands.
- Of or relating to the indigenous peoples of the Americas
- Ellipsis of Indian cuisine.
- Made with Indian corn or maize
- Ellipsis of Indian meal (“meal consisting of Indian cuisine”).
- Designating any of various chess openings now characterised by black's attempt to control the board through knights and fianchettoed bishops rather than with a central pawn advance
- Ellipsis of Indian restaurant (“restaurant serving Indian cuisine”).
- Ellipsis of Mardi Gras Indian.
- A kind of marble (spherical toy) with colored bands on an opaque black base.
Equivalents
57 more languages
Azərbaycan dilihindi
Беларускаяіндыйскі
Българскииндийски
বাংলাভারতীয়
CatalàÍndia
GaeilgeIndiach
ʻŌlelo HawaiʻiʻĪnia
Bahasa Indonesiaorang India
Latinaindicus
ລາວອິນເດຍ
Lietuviųindas
मराठीभारतीय
Bahasa MelayuIndia
ଓଡ଼ିଆଭାରତୀୟ
Русскийамериканская индианкаамериканский индеециндеециндейскийиндиа́нкаинди́ецИндийскийиндусинду́ска
KiswahiliMhindi
ไทยอินเดีย
TagalogIndiyano
O'zbekchahind
Examples
“Young Indians looking for work⟳ opportunities have⟳ made up a sizeable portion of undocumented migrants in the US, many after making the dangerous trek through Latin America to reach⟳ the US southern border⟳.”
“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.”
“High Jack had been drinking too much rum ever since we landed in Boca. You know⟳ how an Indian is—the palefaces fixed his clock when they introduced him to firewater.”
“With savage desperation the Indian lunged his horse straight at Hopalong and, knife in hand, leaped for him!”
“Have⟳ you ever tried Indian?”
“We're going out tonight for an Indian.”
“We're going down to the Indian for a curry—wanna join⟳ us?”
“[They said] 'Mutton can speak⟳ Indian', 'Mutton can see⟳ Kanchinjunga out of his bedroom window'[.]”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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