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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Related terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.3.3 Related terms 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Translations 2 Interlingua 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Adjective

[ English

Rank of this word in the English language, from analyzing texts from Project Gutenberg.
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[ Etymology

Derived from India.

[ Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈɪndiən/, SAMPA: /"Indi@n/
• Hyphenation: In‧di‧an

[ Adjective

Indian (comparative more Indian, superlative most Indian)

1. Of or pertaining to India or its people.
2. Of, or related to, the aboriginal people of the Americas, the people who lived in the Americas before the Europeans came, as well as the descendants of such people.
3. (Canada) The First Nations people of North America, but not the Inuit or Metis.

[ Related terms

• West Indian (“‘of, or related to, the people of the Caribbean islands’”)

[ Translations

Of or pertaining to India

Armenian: (Hntig) Bosnian: indijski m. Catalan: indi, m. índia f. Croatian: indijski m. Czech: indický m., indická f., indické n. Danish: Indien da(da) Dutch: Indisch, Indiaas Esperanto: Barata Finnish: intialainen fi(fi) French: indien m. indienne f. German: indisch de(de) Greek: ινδικός el(el) m., ινδική el(el) f., ινδικό el(el) n. Hebrew: הֹדִי (hodi) m., הֹדִית (hodith) f. Hindi: भारतीय (bhārtīya), हिन्दुस्तानी (hindustānī) Hungarian: indiai, ind Interlingua: indian

Italian: indiano it(it) m., indiana it(it) f. Japanese: インドの (indo-no) Marathi: भारतीय (bhārtīya) Norwegian: indisk Portuguese: indiano m., indiana f., hindu m./f. Romanian: indian m., indiană f. Serbian: Cyrillic: индијски m. Roman: indijski m. Slovene: indijski m., indijska f., indijsko n. Spanish: indio es(es) Swedish: indisk sv(sv) Telugu: భారతీయ (bhaarateeya) Turkish: hint tr(tr) Ukrainian: індійський uk(uk) (indíjs’kyj) m. Urdu: ہندوستانی (hindustānī)

Of, or related to, the aboriginal people of the Americas

Bosnian: indijanski m. Catalan: indi, m. índia f. Croatian: indijanski m. Czech: indiánský m., indiánská f., indiánské n. Dutch: Indiaans Finnish: intiaani- prefix French: indien m. indienne f. German: indianisch de(de) Greek: ινδιάνικος m., ινδιάνικη f., ινδιάνικο n. Hebrew: אִינְדִּיַאנִי (indiyāni) m., אִינְדִּיַאנִית (indiyānith) f., אִינְדִּיַאנִים (indiyānim) m. pl., אִינְדִּיַאנִיוֹת (indiyānioth) f. pl. Hungarian: indián Interlingua: indian

Italian: indiano it(it) m., indiana it(it) f. Japanese: インディアン (indian) Norwegian: indiansk Portuguese: índio m., índia f., indígena m. and f. Romanian: amerindian m., amerindiana f. Serbian: Cyrillic: индијански m. Roman: indijanski m. Slovene: indijanski m., indijanska f., indijansko n. Spanish: Indígena, indio Swedish: indiansk sv(sv) Ukrainian: індіанський uk(uk) (indiáns’kyj) m. , індіянський uk(uk) (indijáns’kyj) m.

[ Related terms

• Indian elephant
• Indian giving
• Indian Ocean
• Indian sunburn
• Indian tea
• Indo-
• West Indian

[ Noun

Singular Indian

Plural Indians

Indian (plural Indians)

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. (obsolete) An Australian Aborigine.
4. (obsolete) A Maori.
5. (UK) An Indian meal.

   We're going out tonight for an Indian.

[ Translations

a person from India

Catalan: indi,m. índia f. Czech: Ind m., Indka f. Dutch: Indiër m., Indische f. Finnish: intialainen fi(fi) French: Indien fr(fr) m., Indienne fr(fr) f. German: Inder de(de) m., Inderin de(de) f. Greek: Ινδός (Indós) m., Ινδή (Indí) f. Hungarian: indiai, indus Indonesian: orang india Interlingua: indiano Italian: indiano it(it) m., indiana it(it) f. Japanese: インド人 (indo-jin)

Malayalam: bharateeyan Norwegian: inder no(no) m. Polish: indyjczyk, hindus Portuguese: hindu pt(pt), indiano pt(pt) Romanian: indian m., indianca f., indieni m. pl., indience f. pl. Slovene: Indijec m., Indijka f. Spanish: indio es(es) Swedish: indier sv(sv) Telugu: భారతీయుడు (bhaarateeyuDu) Turkish: hintli Ukrainian: індієць uk(uk) (indíjec’) m.

Individual of, or related to, the aboriginal people of thee Americas

Catalan: indi m., índia f. Chiricahua: ndé Czech: Indián m., Indiánka f. Dutch: Indiaan m., Indiaanse f. Finnish: intiaani fi(fi) French: Indien m., Indienne f. German: Indianer de(de) m., Indianerin de(de) f. Greek: Ινδιάνος (Indiános) m., Ινδιάνα (Indiána) f. Hungarian: indián Indonesian: indian id(id) Interlingua: indiano Italian: indiano m., indiana f., indiano d'America, amerindio m., amerindia f. Jicarilla: didé

Navajo: diné Norwegian: indianer m. Polish: indianin Portuguese: índio m., índia f., indígena m. and f. Romanian: indian, amerindian m., indianca, amerindiana f., indieni, amerindieni m. pl., indience, amerindiene f. pl. Slovene: Indijanec m., Indijanka f. Spanish: indio es(es) Swedish: indian sv(sv) Turkish: kızılderili Ukrainian: індіанець uk(uk) (indiánec’) m., індіянець uk(uk) (indijánec’) m., індіанин uk(uk) (indijányn) m., індіянин uk(uk) (indijanýn) m. Western Apache: nnéé, nnee, nndee, ndee, indee

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[ Interlingua

[ Pronunciation

• IPA: /inˈdjan/, SAMPA: /in"djan/

[ Adjective

Indian Indian (no comparative or superlative) Indian (comparative: more Indian, superlative: most Indian) Indian (comparative: Indianer, superlative: Indianest)

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