What does Indian mean?

Definitions for Indian
ˈɪn di ənin·di·an

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Indian.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. Indian, American Indian, Red Indiannoun

    a member of the race of people living in America when Europeans arrived

  2. Indiannoun

    a native or inhabitant of India

  3. Amerind, Amerindian language, American-Indian language, American Indian, Indianadjective

    any of the languages spoken by Amerindians

  4. Indianadjective

    of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures

    "the Indian subcontinent"; "Indian saris"

  5. Indian, Amerind, Amerindic, Native Americanadjective

    of or pertaining to American Indians or their culture or languages

    "Native American religions"; "Indian arrowheads"

Wiktionary

  1. Indiannoun

    Person from India.

  2. Indiannoun

    A member of one of the indigenous peoples of the Americas (but not a member of the Aleut, Inuit, Metis, or Yupik).

  3. Indiannoun

    An Australian Aborigine.

  4. Indiannoun

    A Maori.

  5. Indiannoun

    An Indian meal.

    We're going out tonight for an Indian.

  6. Indianadjective

    Of or relating to India or its people.

  7. Indianadjective

    Of or relating to the indigenous peoples of the Americas (but not the Aleut, Inuit, Metis, or Yupik).

  8. Indiannoun

    Any language spoken by Indians.

  9. Etymology: Noun: 1495 Yndeens or Indes, 1548 Indyans, 1553 Indians, 1611 Indian. Adjective: 1566..

ChatGPT

  1. indian

    Indian can refer to several things, depending on the context: 1. Nationality: A person native to or a citizen of India, a country in South Asia. 2. Ethnicity: It can also refer to one's racial background, as India is a diverse country with various ethnic groups. 3. Native Americans: In the United States, Indian was previously widely used to refer to the indigenous people of the Americas, but is now considered outdated or offensive. The currently accepted terms are Native American or American Indian. 4. Indian Ocean: It's the third largest ocean, located between Africa, Asia, and Australia. In any case, it is a term relating either directly or indirectly to India or its culture, people, or geography.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Indianadjective

    of or pertaining to India proper; also to the East Indies, or, sometimes, to the West Indies

  2. Indianadjective

    of or pertaining to the aborigines, or Indians, of America; as, Indian wars; the Indian tomahawk

  3. Indianadjective

    made of maize or Indian corn; as, Indian corn, Indian meal, Indian bread, and the like

  4. Indiannoun

    a native or inhabitant of India

  5. Indiannoun

    one of the aboriginal inhabitants of America; -- so called originally from the supposed identity of America with India

  6. Etymology: [From India, and this fr. Indus, the name of a river in Asia, L. Indus, Gr. , OPers. Hindu, name of the land on the Indus, Skr. sindhu river, the Indus. Cf. Hindu.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Indian

    in′di-an, adj. belonging to the Indies, East or West, or to the aborigines of America.—n. a native of the Indies: a European who lives or has lived in India: an aboriginal of America.—ns. In′diaman, a large ship employed in trade, with India; In′dia-rub′ber, an elastic gummy substance, the inspissated juice of various tropical plants, extensively used in the arts: caoutchouc.—adj. In′dic, originating or existing in India, a term comprehensively applied to all the Aryan languages of India.—Indian berry, a climbing Indian shrub, its fruit Cocculus Indicus; Indian club, a bottle-shaped block of wood, swung in various motions by the arms with the view of developing the muscles of these and of the chest, &c.; Indian corn, maize, so called because brought from the West Indies; Indian cress, an ornamental garden shrub from Peru, with orange flowers; Indian file (see File); Indian fire, a pyrotechnic composition, used as a signal-light, consisting of sulphur, realgar, and nitre; Indian red (see Red); Indian summer, in America, a period of warm, dry, calm weather in late autumn, with hazy atmosphere.—India Docks, extensive docks in London for the accommodation of vessels engaged in the West and East India trade; India ink (see Ink); India Office, a government office in London, where are managed the affairs of the Indian government; India paper, a thin yellowish printing-paper made in China and Japan from vegetable fibre, and used in taking the finest proofs from engraved plates—hence called India proofs; India shawl, a Cashmere shawl.—East India Company, a great chartered company formed for trading with India and the East Indies, more especially applied to the English Company, incorporated in 1600 and abolished in 1858; East Indian, an inhabitant or a native of the East Indies; Red Indian, one of the aborigines of America, so called from the colour of the skin—(coll.) in U.S. Injen, Injun; West Indian, a native or an inhabitant of the West Indies. [L. IndiaIndus (Gr. Indos), the Indus (Pers. Hind. Hind; Zend Hindu)—Sans. sindhu, a river.]

Matched Categories

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Indian' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2665

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Indian' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4519

  3. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Indian' in Nouns Frequency: #2482

  4. Adjectives Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Indian' in Adjectives Frequency: #358

How to pronounce Indian?

How to say Indian in sign language?

Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Indian in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Indian in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of Indian in a Sentence

  1. Darren Chester:

    That such debris has been found on the east coast of Africa is consistent with drift modelling ... and further affirms our search efforts in the southern Indian Ocean.

  2. The Academy:

    As a direct result of one of their studies, more than five million Indian children have benefited from effective programs of remedial tutoring in school, another example is the heavy subsidies for preventive healthcare that have been introduced in many countries.

  3. Katie Couric:

    No. 2 -- He loves to eat Curry, what? Indian food! What’s wrong with you people?

  4. Conductor Ludwig Wicki:

    For me it's a combination of music and horses and landscapes. When I was young I dreamed to be a cowboy, and I think that's what Western is, it's a dream for mostly boys, to be a cowboy or an Indian, and have these beautiful clothes, we played that in the forest, and that's still in my heart.

  5. Daniel Mark:

    The Indian government’s notably one of a few countries that we tried to visit but have not been able to, there are some other countries that are notoriously bad, like Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, but Indian Christians routinely grant us permission to visit even though Indian Christians know there will be criticism from us that comes from those visits.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

Indian#1#1511#10000

Translations for Indian

From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary

Get even more translations for Indian »

Translation

Find a translation for the Indian definition in other languages:

Select another language:

  • - Select -
  • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
  • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
  • Español (Spanish)
  • Esperanto (Esperanto)
  • 日本語 (Japanese)
  • Português (Portuguese)
  • Deutsch (German)
  • العربية (Arabic)
  • Français (French)
  • Русский (Russian)
  • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
  • 한국어 (Korean)
  • עברית (Hebrew)
  • Gaeilge (Irish)
  • Українська (Ukrainian)
  • اردو (Urdu)
  • Magyar (Hungarian)
  • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
  • Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Italiano (Italian)
  • தமிழ் (Tamil)
  • Türkçe (Turkish)
  • తెలుగు (Telugu)
  • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
  • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
  • Čeština (Czech)
  • Polski (Polish)
  • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Românește (Romanian)
  • Nederlands (Dutch)
  • Ελληνικά (Greek)
  • Latinum (Latin)
  • Svenska (Swedish)
  • Dansk (Danish)
  • Suomi (Finnish)
  • فارسی (Persian)
  • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
  • հայերեն (Armenian)
  • Norsk (Norwegian)
  • English (English)

Word of the Day

Would you like us to send you a FREE new word definition delivered to your inbox daily?

Please enter your email address:


Citation

Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:

Style:MLAChicagoAPA

"Indian." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 29 Mar. 2024. <https://www.definitions.net/definition/Indian>.

Discuss these Indian definitions with the community:

0 Comments

    Are we missing a good definition for Indian? Don't keep it to yourself...

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Chrome

    Get instant definitions for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Firefox

    Get instant definitions for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Browse Definitions.net

    Quiz

    Are you a words master?

    »
    proceed or issue forth, as from a source
    A famish
    B emanate
    C affront
    D abash

    Nearby & related entries:

    Alternative searches for Indian: