Indian

indian Indián indián English Etymology en :inh enm:Indien From en enm Indien, from en xno indien, en frm indien, corresponding to en Ind -ian or en India -an. Applied to inhabitants of the Americas due to an early misconception that the Americas were the eastern end of Asia / the Indies (hence also the designation of Caribbean islands as the West Indies). Pronunciation en /ˈɪn.dɪ.ən/ RP en /ˈɪn.di.ən/ GA en /ˈɪnɖ(ɪ)jən/ India en en-us-Indian.ogg GA en ɪndiən 3 en In di an Adjective Of or relating to India or its people; or (formerly) of the East Indies. from 14th c. en East Indian Indic Hindian Desi Indish<q:archaic> en Rhea Mogul Russia can’t meet India arms deliveries due to Ukraine war, Indian Air Force says w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/24/india/india-russia-arms-delivery-ukraine-war-intl-hnk 2023-03-24 An IAF representative told an Indian parliamentary committee that due to the Ukraine war a “major delivery” from Moscow “is not going to take place.” https://web.archive.org/web/20240615114942/https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/24/india/india-russia-arms-delivery-ukraine-war-intl-hnk/ en obsolete Eastern; Oriental. 5 10 The morrow next apprear'd with purple hayre / Yet dropping fresh out of the Indian fount, / And bringing light into the heavens fayre . en proscribed Of or relating to the indigenous peoples of the Americas. from 16th c. en Native American Amerindian First Nation en 1879 Friedrich August Flückiger; et al Pharmacographia... https://books.google.com.hk/books?id=iTTeAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA346 346 The hardships of bark-collecting in the primeval forests of South America are of the severest kind, and undergone only by the half-civilized Indians and people of mixed race, in the pay of speculators or companies located in the towns. en North America of foods proscribed Made with Indian corn or maize. from 17th c. en Indian bread en Indian meal en chess 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. from 19th c. Derived terms en Afro-Indian American Indian Amerind Amerindian Anglo-Indian Asian Indian Black East Indian Brindian Chindian East Indian Findian Finndian French and Indian War fringed Indian pink harsh Indian paintbrush Hindian Indiana Indian aconite Indian almond Indian-American Indian apple Indian band Indian bean Indian bean tree Indian beet Indian bison Indian blanket Indian blanketflower Indian boys and girls Indian bullfrog Indian burn Indian bushlark Indian caper Indian carp Indian caustic barley Indian cherry Indian cobra Indian coffee plum Indian coral tree Indian corn Indian courser Indian darter Indian eagle-owl Indianeer Indian elephant Indianesque Indian feather moss Indian fever Indian fig Indian file Indian fire Indian fox Indian geranium Indian ghost Indian giant squirrel Indian ginger Indian giving Indian golden oriole Indian goosegrass Indian Harbour Beach Indian harp Indian hawthorn Indian hemp Indian hog deer Indianhood Indian ink Indianisation Indianism Indianist Indianize Indian jujube Indian Lake Indian Lake Estates Indian lemonade Indian licorice Indian liquorice Indian lotus Indian mahogany Indian mallow Indian marking-nut tree Indian meal Indian Mills Indian mulberry Indian mustard Indian myna Indian nard Indianness Indian nightjar Indian Ocean Indianoid Indian Orchard Indian Orthodox Church Indian ox Indian paintbrush Indian paintpot Indian paint pot Indian paint rock Indian pangolin Indian pariah dog Indian pea Indian peacock Indian peafowl Indian persimmon Indian pipe Indian plantain Indian plum Indian poker Indian pond heron Indian potato Indian pudding Indian red Indian relish Indian rhino Indian rhinoceros Indian rhubarb Indian River Indian Rocks Beach Indian rojak Indian rose chestnut Indian rugburn Indian Runner Indian sandalwood Indian sarsaparilla Indian shot Indian sign Indian silver greywood Indian skimmer Indian spotted creeper Indian spotted eagle Indian star tortoise Indian strawberry Indian style Indian summer Indian Summer Monsoon Indian sunburn Indian swiftlet Indian taco Indian tapir Indian Territory Indian thistle Indian tick typhus Indian tobacco Indian tonic water Indian trumpet flower Indian warrior Indian wax scale Indian Wells Indian wheat Indian wolf Indian wrestling Indian yellow King's Indian Defence non-status Indian Palaeo-Indian Paleo-Indian pan-Indian postindian Pretendian quantum of Indian blood Queen's Indian Defence status Indian too many chiefs and not enough Indians West Indian Windian Related terms en Indo- Translations of India Afrikaans: af Indies Albanian: sq indian Arabic: ar هِنْدِيّ Armenian: hy հնդկական Assamese: as ভাৰতীয়, as ভাৰতীয়া Asturian: ast indiu, ast hindú Azerbaijani: az hindi Belarusian: be інды́йскі Bengali: bn ভারতীয় Bulgarian: bg инди́йски Catalan: ca indià Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 印度 印度的 Yìndù de Czech: cs indický Danish: da indisk Dutch: nl Indisch, nl Indiaas Esperanto: eo hinda, eo barata Estonian: et india Finnish: fi intialainen French: fr indien Middle French: frm indien, frm indique Galician: gl hindú Georgian: ka ინდური German: de indisch Greek: el ινδικός Ancient Greek: grc Ἰνδικός Hawaiian: haw ʻĪnia Hebrew: he הודי hódi הׇדִּי Hindi: hi भारतीय, hi हिन्दुस्तानी, hi हिन्दी Hungarian: hu indiai, hu ind Icelandic: is indverskur Indonesian: id India Interlingua: ia indian Irish: ga Indiach Italian: it indiano Japanese: ja インド インドの Indo no Javanese: jv Indhi, jv India Kazakh: kk үнді, kk үнділік Khmer: km ឥណ្ឌា, km ឥណ្ឌៀ Korean: ko 인도 ^인도-의 Lao: lo ອິນເດຍ Latin: la indicus Latvian: lv indiešu m Lithuanian: lt indėnų, lt indų Macedonian: mk индиски Malay: ms India Manx: gv Injinagh Marathi: mr भारतीय Marshallese: mh Intiia Norman: nrf Îndgien Jersey Norwegian: Bokmål: nb indisk Nynorsk: nn indisk Occitan: oc indian Odia: or ଭାରତୀୟ Bhāratīya Old English: ang Indisċ Pashto: ps هندوستاني hendustāní Persian: fa هندی hendi, fa هندوستانی hendustâni Polish: pl hinduski, pl indyjski Portuguese: pt indiano, pt hindu Punjabi: pa ਹਿੰਦੀ, pa ਭਾਰਤੀ Romanian: ro indian Russian: ru инди́йский Scottish Gaelic: gd Innseanach Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: sh ѝндӣјскӣ Latin: sh ìndījskī Slovak: sk indický Slovene: sl índijski Spanish: es indio, es hindú, es indo Swedish: sv indisk Tagalog: tl Indiyano Tajik: tg ҳиндӣ, tg ҳиндустонӣ Tamil: ta இந்திய Telugu: te భారతీయ Thai: th อินเดีย Turkish: tr Hint, tr Hintli Ukrainian: uk інді́йський Urdu: ur بھارتی bhārtīy, ur ہندوستانی hindustānī Uzbek: uz hind Vietnamese: vi Ấn Độ (vi 印度), vi Ấn (vi 印) Welsh: cy Indiaidd of the aboriginal people of the Americas Armenian: hy հնդկացիական Belarusian: be індзе́йскі, be інды́йскі Bulgarian: bg индиа́нски Catalan: ca indià Cherokee: chr ᎠᏴᏫᏯ Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 印第安 印第安的 yìndì'ān de, cmn 印地安 印地安的 yìndì'ān de Czech: cs indiánský Danish: da indiansk Dutch: nl Indiaans, nl inheems chiefly Suriname Esperanto: eo indiana Estonian: et indiaani Finnish: fi intiaani intiaani- French: fr amérindien, fr indien Georgian: ka ინდიელების German: de indianisch Greek: el ινδιάνικος Hebrew: he אינדיאני indiáni Hindi: hi मूल अमेरिकी Hungarian: hu indián Icelandic: is indíána- Interlingua: ia indian Italian: it indiano Japanese: ja インディアン インディアンの Indian no Klamath-Modoc: kla maqlaqs Korean: ko 인디언 인디언-의 Latvian: lv indiāņu m Macedonian: mk индијански Manx: gv Injinagh Māori: mi kiriwhero Michif: crg Pramyayr Naasyoon Miwok: Central Sierra Miwok: csm míw·y- Norwegian: Bokmål: nb indiansk Nynorsk: nn indiansk Polish: pl indiański Portuguese: pt índio, pt indígena, pt ameríndio m Romanian: ro amerindian, ro indian m n Russian: ru инде́йский Scottish Gaelic: gd Innseanach Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: sh индѝја̄нскӣ Latin: sh indìjānskī Slovene: sl indijánski Spanish: es indígena, es indio, es indiano, es amerindio, es indoamericano, es jashto Guatemala, es jashte Guatemala Swedish: sv indiansk Tamil: ta சிவப்பு இந்திய, ta சிவப்பு இந்தியர்களின் Ukrainian: uk індіа́нський, uk індія́нський Welsh: cy Indiaidd, cy Amerindiaidd Noun ~ + en countable A person from the country of India. from 13th c. en Asian Indian East Indian Hindian Desi en 2025 collective SCP-953 w:SCP Foundation https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-953 [A]ll personnel are to be hereby ordered to refer to her as a "Kumiho," and not a "Kitsune." Personnel asking what the difference is are to be reminded of the difference between a Cherokee Indian and a New Delhi Indian. https://web.archive.org/web/20260108183312/https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-953 en Esha Mitra, Aishwarya S Iyer and Ross Adkin ‘Treated like criminals’: Shackling of Indians aboard 40-hour migrant flight sparks new outrage against Trump w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/07/india/india-trump-shackles-deportations-intl-hnk 2025-02-07 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. https://web.archive.org/web/20250227232531/https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/07/india/india-trump-shackles-deportations-intl-hnk en dated proscribed A person from the subcontinent of India. en South Asian en countable proscribed An American Indian, a member of one of the indigenous peoples of the Americas (generally excluding the Aleut, Inuit, Metis, and Yupik). from 16th c. en Amerindian Native American Red Indian First Nations person Thesaurus:Native American 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. Traits of Indian Character He Also Serves 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. en 1951 Louis L'Amour Rustlers of West Fork With savage desperation the Indian lunged his horse straight at Hopalong and, knife in hand, leaped for him! en 2025 collective SCP-953 w:SCP Foundation https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-953 [A]ll personnel are to be hereby ordered to refer to her as a "Kumiho," and not a "Kitsune." Personnel asking what the difference is are to be reminded of the difference between a Cherokee Indian and a New Delhi Indian. https://web.archive.org/web/20261006023538/https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-953 6 October 2026 en countable obsolete An indigenous inhabitant of Australia, New Zealand or the Pacific islands. from 18th c. en uncountable en Indian cuisine. en Have you ever tried Indian? en UK countable colloquial en Indian meal meal consisting of Indian cuisine. from 20th c. en We're going out tonight for an Indian. en UK countable colloquial en Indian restaurant restaurant serving Indian cuisine. en We're going down to the Indian for a curry—wanna join us? en countable en Mardi Gras Indian. A kind of marble spherical toy with colored bands on an opaque black base. Derived terms en honest Indian en Pueblo Indian en Thompson River Indian Translations a person from India Afrikaans: af Indiër Albanian: sq indian m Arabic: ar هِنْدِيّ m, ar هِنْدِيَّة f Armenian: hy հնդիկ Assamese: as ভাৰতীয়, as ভাৰতীয়া Asturian: ast indiu m, ast india f, ast hindú Azerbaijani: az hindi Belarusian: be інды́ец m, be індыя́нка f Bulgarian: bg инди́ец m, bg инди́йка f, bg инди́йче n Catalan: ca indià m ca indiana f Chechen: ce хӀиндихо, ce хӀиндо, ce индо Chichewa: ny Mmwenye Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 印度人 Yìndùrén Czech: cs Ind m, cs Indka f Danish: da inder c Dutch: nl Indiër m, nl Indiase f Esperanto: eo baratano, eo baratanino female, eo hindiano, eo hindianino female Estonian: et indialane Faroese: fo indari m, fo indi m, fo indverji m Finnish: fi intialainen French: fr Indien m, fr Indienne f Georgian: ka ინდოელი German: de Inder m, de Inderin f Greek: el Ινδός m, el Ινδή f Hawaiian: haw ʻĪnia Hindi: hi भारतीय m f, hi हिन्दुस्तानी m f, hi इंडियन m, hi हिन्दी, hi हिन्दू historical Hungarian: hu indiai, hu indus Icelandic: is Indverji m Indonesian: id orang india Interlingua: ia indiano Italian: it indiano m, it indiano f indiana Japanese: ja インド人 インドじん, Indojin, ja 印度人 いんどじん, Indojin Kazakh: kk үнді, kk үнділік Korean: ko 인도인(印度人), ko 인도 사람 Kyrgyz: ky индиялык Latvian: lv indietis m, lv indiete f Lithuanian: lt indas m, lt indė f Macedonian: mk Индиец m, mk Индијка f Malay: ms orang India Manx: gv Injinagh m Marshallese: mh ri-Intiia Navajo: nv tó wónaanídę́ę́ʼ bitsįʼ yishtłizhii Norman: nrf Îndgien m, nrf Îndgienne f Norwegian: Bokmål: nb inder m Nynorsk: nn indar m Odia: or ଭାରତୀୟ Bhāratīya Old English: ang Indisċ Persian: fa هندی hendi Polish: pl Hindus m, pl Hinduska f Portuguese: pt hindu, pt indiano Romanian: ro indian, ro indiancă f Russian: ru инди́ец m, ru индиа́нка f, colloquial ru инду́с m, ru инду́ска normal meaning: Hindu Scottish Gaelic: gd Innseanach m Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: sh Инди́јац m Latin: sh Indíjac m, sh Ìndījka f Slovak: sk Ind m, sk Indka f Slovene: sl Índijec m, sl Índijka f Spanish: es indio m, es india f, es hindú m f, es indo m Swahili: sw Mhindi Swedish: sv indier c, sv indiska c Tajik: tg ҳинду Tamil: ta இந்தியர் f c, ta இந்தியன் m Telugu: te భారతీయుడు Thai: th คนอินเดีย kon in-diia Tocharian B: txb yentuke Turkish: tr Hint, tr Hindistanlı Ukrainian: uk інді́єць m, uk інді́йка f Urdu: ur بھارتی bhārtīy, ur ہندوستانی hindustānī Uzbek: uz hindi, uz hindu Vietnamese: vi người Ấn Độ Welsh: cy Indiad m individual of, or related to, the aboriginal people of the Americas Afrikaans: af Indiaan Apache: Chiricahua: apm ndé Jicarilla: apj didé Western Apache: apw nnéé, apw nnee, apw nndee, apw ndee, apw indee Armenian: hy հնդկացի, hy կարմրամորթ Belarusian: be індзе́ец m, be інды́ец m, be індыя́нка f Bulgarian: bg индиа́нец m, bg индиа́нка f Catalan: ca indià m, ca indiana f Cherokee: chr ᎠᏴᏫᏯᎢ Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 印第安人 yìndì'ānrén, cmn 印第安 yìndì'ān, cmn 美洲印第安人 Měizhōu yìndì'ānrén Creek: mus estecate Czech: cs indián m, cs indiánka f, cs Americký indián m Danish: da indianer c Dutch: nl indiaan, nl indiaanse f, nl Indiaan m superseded, nl Indiaanse f superseded, nl inheemse m f chiefly Suriname, nl bok m Suriname, obsolete Esperanto: eo indiano, eo indianino female Estonian: et indiaanlane Faroese: fo indiáni m Finnish: fi intiaani French: fr amérindien m, fr amérindienne f, fr Amérindien m, fr Amérindienne f, fr indien m, fr indienne f, fr Indien m, fr Indienne f Galician: gl indio m, gl amerindio m, gl amerindia f Georgian: ka ინდიელი German: de Indianer m, de Indianerin f Greek: el Ινδιάνος m, el Ινδιάνα f Hindi: hi मूल अमेरिकी Hungarian: hu indián Hunsrik: hrx Buger m Icelandic: is indíáni m Indonesian: id indian Interlingua: ia indiano Italian: it indiano m, it indiana f, it indiano d'America, it amerindio m, it amerindia f Japanese: ja インディアン indian, ja インディオ indio, ja アメリカ先住民 Amerika senjūmin Klamath-Modoc: kla maqlaqs Korean: ko 인디언 Latvian: lv indiānis m Macedonian: mk Индија́нец m, mk Индија́нка f Manx: gv Injinagh m Māori: mi Kiriwhero Navajo: nv Bitsįʼ yishtłizhii Norwegian: Bokmål: nb indianer m Nynorsk: nn indianar m Old Norse: non skrælingi Pawnee: paw Caahiksicaahiks Persian: fa سرخ‌پوست sorx-pust Polish: pl Indianin m, pl Indianka f Portuguese: pt índio m, pt índia f, pt ameríndio m, pt ameríndia f, pt indígena m f Romanian: ro indian m, ro amerindian m, ro indian american m, ro indiancă f, ro amerindiancă f Russian: ru инде́ец m, ru индиа́нка f, ru америка́нский инде́ец m, ru америка́нская индиа́нка f Scottish Gaelic: gd Innseanach m Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: sh Индија́нац m, sh Индѝја̄нка f Latin: sh Indijánac m, sh Indìjānka f Slovene: sl Indijánec m, sl Indijánka f Spanish: es indio m, es indoamericano m, es indoamericana f, es amerindio m, es amerindia f, es indígena m f, es indiano m, es indiana f, es jashto m Guatemala, es jashte m f Guatemala Sranan Tongo: srn ingi Swedish: sv indian c, sv indianska c Tamil: ta சிவப்பு இந்தியர் f c, ta சிவப்பு இந்தியன் m Taos: twf tʼóyna Tewa: tew tʼowa Turkish: tr Kızılderili Ukrainian: uk індіа́нець m, uk індія́нець m, uk індіа́нин m, uk індіяни́н m, uk індіа́нка f Vietnamese: vi người da đỏ, vi thổ dân châu Mỹ, vi các dân tộc bản địa của châu Mỹ Welsh: cy Indiad m, cy Amerindiad m Yucatec Maya: yua masewal Proper noun en nonstandard Any of the (unrelated) languages spoken by American Indians. en nonstandard rare Any language spoken by natives of India, especially Hindi. en 1968 Anne Rider A hilltop in hazard 51 [They said] 'Mutton can speak Indian&apos;, 'Mutton can see Kanchinjunga out of his bedroom window'[.] References en proper adjectives en Demonyms Maize (food) Nationalities Native Americans Interlingua Pronunciation ia /inˈdjan/ Adjective ia adjective Indian of India Native American; Indian