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Meaning of Indianism | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A word or phrase peculiar to a language spoken in India, such as Indian English.
  2. The idealized portrayal of indigenous people as national heroes.
    South-America, countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Português indianismo

Examples

“What this means is that academic interest in Indian English lexis has been largely confined to "Indianisms".”

CEFR level

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