Indian

Meaning

Adj

●

Of or

relating

to India or its people; or (formerly) of the East Indies.

●

Eastern; Oriental.

●

Of or

relating

to the

indigenous

peoples

of the Americas.

●

In American English, Canadian English, Maize (food):

Made with Indian

corn

or maize.

●

In Chess:

Designating any of various

now

by black's

to control the

through

and

with a

advance.

Noun

●

A person from India.

●

In Demonyms & Nationalities:

An American Indian, a

member

of one of the

indigenous

peoples

of the Americas (generally excluding the Aleut, Inuit, Metis, or Yupik).

●

indigenous

inhabitant

of Australia, New Zealand or the Pacific islands.

●

Indian

cuisine

;

traditional

Indian food.

●

In British English:

meal

at (or

taken away from

) an Indian restaurant.

●

In British English:

An Indian restaurant.

●

Short for Mardi Gras Indian.

●

Alternative letter-case form of Indian (“indigene”)

●

Alternative letter-case form of Indian (“indigenous”)

Name

●

Any of the (unrelated)

languages

spoken by American Indians.

●

Any language spoken by

natives

of India, especially Hindi.

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Indian

Meaning

Adj

Noun

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