indian
see also: Indian
Noun
Indian
Etymology
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see also: Indian
Noun
indian (plural indians)
- Alternative case form of Indian
indian
- Alternative case form of Indian
Indian
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman indien, Middle French indien, corresponding to Ind + -ian.
Pronunciation Adjectiveindian
- Of or relating to India or its people; or (formerly) of the East Indies. [from 14th c.]
- Synonyms: East Indian, Indic, Hindian, Desi, Indish (archaic)
- (obsolete) Eastern; Oriental.
- 1596, Edmund Spenser, “Book V, Canto X”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC ↗:
- The morrow next apprear'd with purple hayre / Yet dropping fresh out of the Indian fount, / And bringing light into the heavens fayre […] .
- Of or relating to the indigenous peoples of the Americas. [from 16th c.]
- Synonyms: Native American, Amerindian, First Nation
- (North America, of foods) Made with Indian corn or maize. [from 17th c.]
- Indian bread
- Indian meal
- (chess) Designating any of various chess opening 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.]
- French: indien
- German: indisch
- Italian: indiano
- Portuguese: indiano, hindu
- Russian: инди́йский
- Spanish: indio, hindú
- French: amérindien, indien
- German: indianisch
- Italian: indiano
- Portuguese: índio, indígena, ameríndio
- Russian: инде́йский
- Spanish: indígena, indio, indiano
indian (plural indians)
- A person from India. [from 13th c.]
- Synonyms: Asian Indian, East Indian, Hindian, Desi
- An American Indian, a member of one of the indigenous peoples of the Americas (generally excluding the Aleut, Inuit, Metis, or Yupik). [from 16th c.]
- Synonyms: Amerindian, Native American, Red Indian, First Nations person, Thesaurus:Native American
- 1820 July, Geoffrey Crayon [pseudonym; Washington Irving], “Traits of Indian Character”, in The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent., New York, N.Y.: […] C[ornelius] S. Van Winkle, […], →OCLC ↗:
- 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.
- 1909, O. Henry [pseudonym; William Sydney Porter], “He Also Serves”, in Options:
- 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.
- 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!
- (now rare, historical) An indigenous inhabitant of Australia, New Zealand or the Pacific islands. [from 18th c.]
- (uncountable) Indian cuisine; traditional Indian food.
- (UK, colloquial) A meal at (or taken away from) an Indian restaurant. [from 20th c.]
- We're going out tonight for an Indian.
- (UK, colloquial) An Indian restaurant.
- We're going down to the Indian for a curry—wanna join us?
- Short for Mardi Gras Indian.
- French: Indien, Indienne
- German: Inder, Inderin
- Italian: indiano, indiano
- Portuguese: hindu, indiano
- Russian: инди́ец
- Spanish: indio, india, hindú
- French: amérindien, amérindienne, Amérindien, Amérindienne, indien, indienne, Indien, Indienne
- German: Indianer, Indianerin
- Italian: indiano, indiana, indiano d'America, amerindio, amerindia
- Portuguese: índio, índia, ameríndio, ameríndia, indígena
- Russian: инде́ец
- Spanish: indio, indio americano, india americana, amerindio, amerindia, indígena, indiano, indiana
- (nonstandard) Any of the (unrelated) languages spoken by American Indians.
- (nonstandard, rare) Any language spoken by natives of India, especially Hindi.
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