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Indian

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English

Etymology

Derived from India.

Pronunciation

  • IPA /ˈɪndiːən/, SAMPA /"Indi@n/

Noun

  1. Person from India.
  2. Individual of, or related to, the aboriginal people of the Americas, before the arrival of Europeans. Also: Amerindian, Native American.
  3. (UK) An Indian meal.
    Example: We're going out tonight for an Indian.

Translations

  • Catalan: indi m, índia f (1), indi amerindi m, índia f, ameríndia (2)
  • Dutch: Indiër m, Indiaër (obs.) m, Indische f, Indiase (obs.) f, Indiërs pl (1), Indiaan m, Indiaanse f, Indianen pl (2)
  • Finnish: intialainen (1), intiaani (2)
  • French: Indien m, Indienne f (1, 2)
  • German: Inder m, Inderin f (1), Indianer m, Indianerin f
  • Indonesian: orang india (1), indian (2)
  • Interlingua: indiano (1, 2)
  • Italian: indiano m, indiana f (1)
  • Japanese: インド人 (indo-jin) (1)
  • Malayalam: (bharateeyan) (1)
  • Polish: indyjczyk (1), hindus (1), indianin (2)
  • Portuguese: indiano , hindu (1), índio (1, 2)
  • Romanian: indian m, indiancă f, indieni m pl, indience f pl (1, 2), amerindian m, amerindiancă f, amerindieni m pl, amerindience f pl (2)
  • Spanish: indio (1, 2)
  • Swedish: indier (1), indian (2)
  • Turkish: hintli (1), kızılderili (2)

Adjective

  1. Of or pertaining to India.
  2. Of, or related to, the aboriginal people of the Americas, before the arrival of Europeans.

Translations

  • Catalan: índic indi , índia f (1), indi amerindi m, índia ameríndia f, (2)
  • Dutch: Indisch , Indiaas , Indische , Indiase (1), Indiaans , Indiaanse (2)
  • Finnish: intialainen (1), intiaani- prefix (2)
  • French: indien m, indienne f (1, 2)
  • German: indisch (1), indianisch (2)
  • Interlingua: indian (1, 2)
  • Italian: indiano m, indiana f (1)
  • Japanese: インドの (indo-no) (1)
  • Portuguese: indiano , índico , indiático , hindu (1), índio (2)
  • Romanian: indian m, indiană f, indieni m pl, indiene f pl (1, 2), amerindian m, amerindiană f, amerindieni m pl, amerindiene f pl (2)
  • Spanish: indio (1, 2)
  • Swedish: indisk (1) indiansk (2)
  • Turkish: hint (1)

Related terms

  • Indian elephant
  • Indian Ocean
  • Indian tea
  • Indo-

Interlingua

Pronunciation

  • IPA /inˈdjan/, SAMPA /in"djan/

Adjective

  1. Indian (of India)
  2. Indian (of aboriginal people)



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