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Indian

Indian

333 1.3
Relating to India, its people, languages, or culture
  • adjective
  • /ˈɪndiən/
translation icon : indio
  • Many people enjoy cooking Indian cuisine with its rich spices.
  • the Indian government
  • the Indian military
  • Indian Ocean

And honestly, man, that's why I feel like Indian culture is the best.

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Examples

  • We are going to have Indian food that comes on banana leaves.

  • Her research and teaching interests include comparative Indian and South Asian politics.

  • But I was always being an Indian woman in my culture.

  • Then I set it to Indian English and this happens.

  • And the reason was to make the Indian audience much more connected.

  • We need like an Indian boy band member.

  • Now potentially we could end up with an Indian Prime Minister.

  • Partnering with Indian firms to develop new technology is a logical next step.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Today's guest is an Indian guru and a Yogi.

  • I've promised to meet Derek at some Indian restaurant down in Earl's Court at eight.

    Fiction book (1991)

Synonyms

Indic
vsIndian
7.5

Relating to the languages, people, and culture of India and nearby countries

is narrower, referring specifically to the country and its people
desi
vsIndian
  • Indian
8.4

Relating to the people and culture of India, Pakistan, or Bangladesh

is limited to the single country and its people and culture

Compounds

28 1.0

A large ocean between Africa, Asia, Australia, and the Southern Ocean

12 5.0

Land set aside for a Native American tribe to live on and use

8 3.5

A person who comes from the Caribbean islands

3 4.2

A leader of a Native American tribe

A person from the Native American tribes of the Great Plains who traditionally lived a nomadic life following buffalo

2 9.9

A hurtful racist phrase for a person who gives a gift and later asks for it back

A North American war from 1754 to 1763 between Britain and France that gives Britain control of eastern North America

A period of warm, dry weather that comes in autumn after a frost

East Indian
  • Archaic
1 5.8

A person from South or Southeast Asia, for example India

1 6.9

A path through wild land made long ago by Native people in North America

1 4.2

A type of corn with hard kernels in many colors used for decoration or food

1 5.1

A person from the native peoples of South America before European arrival

Indian agent
  • Archaic
1 8.0

A United States government worker who deals with Native American tribes on a reservation

An Asian elephant that lives in India and nearby countries with smaller ears and tusks, especially in males

1 7.4

A wooden club shaped like a bottle used for arm and shoulder exercise

A wild plant with bright red or orange flowers found in North America

Indian sign
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A sign people believe shows what will happen or what to do

A late period when someone or something becomes successful again after decline

Paleo-Indian
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A person from the first human groups to live in North or South America during the last Ice Age

Carib Indian
  • Archaic
8.1

A person from a native group in northeastern South America and nearby islands

A large Indian tree that sends roots down from branches to form new trunks

A tropical shrub with shiny leaves and scented night flowers from northern India to Thailand

A large tree from India with dark, hard wood used for fine furniture and musical instruments

A person whose family is both British and Indian, or a British person who lived in India during British rule

A language of the native peoples of the Americas

A day in the United States on the fourth Friday in September that honors Native Americans

A language first spoken by the native people of the Americas before Europeans arrived

A large dry area east of the Indus River in northwest India and southeast Pakistan

A tropical plant grown for its large starchy root used for flour

Indian banyan
  • Indian
7.8

A large Indian tree with roots that grow down into new trunks

7.4

A large tree with heart-shaped leaves, white flowers and long thin seed pods

Indian bean
  • Indian
7.5

A climbing plant with purple flowers and dark red pods containing edible seeds

Indian beech
  • Indian
9.2

An evergreen tree with shiny leaves and white fragrant flowers that give good shade

9.3

A strong plant from eastern and central North America that lives many years with palm-like leaves and blue flowers

9.5

A large Indian tree that people use for its very dark hard wood in furniture and musical instruments

A small wildflower from the central United States with yellow petals and a red center

A plant from central North America that lives for many years with hairy stems and edible underground roots

7.3

A large horned animal kept for milk and farm work in hilly Asian areas

8.2

A small fern with round buttonlike growths on its leaves that grows in warm, humid places

8.6

A small tree or shrub with golden-yellow leaves in autumn and small black berries

A low spreading weed that forms a flat green mat with small greenish-white flowers

A small Asian orchid with thin-stemmed flowers usually white, pink or magenta

A North American bush with groups of small bright red berries

7.6

A single line of people or things one behind another

9.9

A gift that someone gives then later takes back

9.9

To take back a gift after giving it, which people consider rude

9.9

A glossy black bird from Asia that often learns to copy human speech

Indian hemp
  • Archaic
8.1

A plant grown for strong fibers used to make rope

A leader of a Native American tribe who guides the people

A plant that lives for many years with divided leaves and brown-purple and orange flowers that hang down

Indian cholera
  • Archaic
7.3

A severe stomach infection that causes sudden watery diarrhoea and vomiting after drinking contaminated water

Indian cobra
  • Indian
6.1

A dangerous snake from India with a hood that can kill people

Indian coral tree
  • Australian
8.6

A small to medium thorny tree with thick bunches of bright red flowers and black seeds

7.3

A fast-growing climbing plant with bright orange flowers and edible seeds used like capers

8.2

A plant often Cannabis sativa grown for fiber to make rope or for drugs like hashish

Indian language
  • Archaic
5.8

A language spoken by the native people of North, Central, or South America

A plant with tender edible leaves often eaten raw or cooked

9.9

A European plant that lives for one year with small green flowers and bright red berries

9.1

A North American plant that lives for many years with grey hairy leaves and a red or yellow dye

8.8

A small plant grown for food and animal feed in India

A large bird from India with long bright blue and green tail feathers

8.2

A garden plant with bright red or white flowers that attract hummingbirds and butterflies

A small waxy white or pink plant in shady woods that does not use sunlight to make food

A plant with large, broad, veined leaves often grown in gardens

Indian lodge
  • Archaic
8.2

A traditional home used by some Native American groups like a tepee or wigwam

A water plant with large pink or white flowers that grows in ponds

9.9

A creeping plant whose roots make red dye for cloth

Indian mallow
  • Indian
9.5

A tropical plant with bright flowers often grown for its fiber or found as a weed

Indian meal
  • Archaic
8.0

Corn ground into coarse pieces that people use for food

Indian millet
  • Indian
7.0

A grass that grows in dry areas and farmers grow for animal feed or grain

6.8

A small wild animal from southern Asia that eats rats and snakes

A leafy plant with leaves eaten as greens and seeds used as a spice and for oil

Indian Mutiny
  • Archaic
7.5

A major revolt against British rule in India in 1857 and 1858

Surface Forms

Indian positive

Morphology

Indian = India (transparent) = India + an

A regular, productive formation: 'India' + the adjectival/demonymic suffix '-an', so the meaning 'relating to India' is directly inferable by learners.

Etymology

Indian comes from the country name India, which in turn comes from an old word Sindhu meaning 'river' and the name of the Indus River. So Indian describes people, languages, and culture from India.